Maine trails · Tunk Maintain Ridge Loop
Tunk Maintain Ridge Loop
A 3.8-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 955 ft of climbing. Reaches Tunk Mountain and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.3. It gives back about 1,008 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Tunk Mountain (summit)
- Mud Pond (lake)
- Salmon Pond (lake)
Getting there
Tunk Maintain Ridge Loop access — parking nearby, restroom. About 44 min drive (24 mi) from Ellsworth. 44.62520, -68.08894 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:16 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 5:50 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:19 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.6-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:31 a.m. — 7 h 19 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Hidden Ponds Loop + Tunk Maintain Ridge Loop — 2.0 mi loop, 162 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Caribou Loop — 3.0 mi