New Brunswick trails · Dobson Trail
Dobson Trail
A 9.9-mile out-and-back in New Brunswick, with 912 ft of climbing. Reaches William Prosser Mountain.
Length
9.9 mi
Elevation gain
912 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
21%
Steepest mile
+289 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
yes
Horses
no
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- William Prosser Mountain (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:04 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.9-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:50 p.m. — 2 h 45 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Moosehorn — 10.2 mi
- Tracey Lake — 11.1 mi
- Third Vault Falls — 12.5 mi
- Upper Salmon — 13.1 mi