Maine trails · Turtle Ridge Trail

Turtle Ridge Trail

A 2.8-mile out-and-back in Maine, with 255 ft of climbing. Reaches Hedgehog Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.

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Length

2.8 mi

Elevation gain

255 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

13%

Steepest mile

+199 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.1 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 first third — 80% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.9.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Hedgehog Pond (lake)
Rabbit Pond (lake)
Harding Pond (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Turtle Ridge Trail access — parking nearby. About 2 h 27 min drive (79 mi, 16 of them unpaved) from Bangor. 45.68386, -69.10400 · 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 5:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:22 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.6-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:10 a.m. — 8 h 42 min before sunset.