Maine trails · Third Musquash Trail

Third Musquash Trail

A 3.4-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 711 ft of climbing. Reaches Wadleigh Mountain and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.

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Length

3.4 mi

Elevation gain

711 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

28%

Steepest mile

+622 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.6 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Dirt

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

Elevation profile

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 82% of the ascent, between mile 2.2 and mile 3.4.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Wadleigh Mountain (summit)
Third Musquash Pond (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Musquash Ledges Trail access — parking nearby. About 2 h 46 min drive (84 mi, 21 of them unpaved) from Bangor. 45.69572, -69.16657 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:51 a.m. and sets at 5:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:23 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.7-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:03 a.m. — 7 h 50 min before sunset.