Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Athens, Maine
Athens, Maine
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
Gorham Mountain Loop
3.6 mi 5.9 km • 774' Up 235.82 m Up • 781' Down 238.17 m Down
Jordan Pond Path
3.4 mi 5.5 km • 29' Up 8.91 m Up • 28' Down 8.55 m Down
Acadia Mountain
2.5 mi 4.1 km • 657' Up 200.12 m Up • 656' Down 200.01 m Down
Precipice Loop
2.3 mi 3.6 km • 1,072' Up 326.81 m Up • 1,071' Down 326.54 m Down
Wonderland Trail
1.3 mi 2.1 km • 59' Up 18.07 m Up • 59' Down 18.08 m Down
Bubble Rock
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 288' Up 87.74 m Up • 288' Down 87.64 m Down
Bar Island Trail
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 132' Up 40.22 m Up • 132' Down 40.21 m Down
Beech Mountain Trail
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 353' Up 107.61 m Up • 353' Down 107.48 m Down
Ship Harbor Trail
1.4 mi 2.3 km • 64' Up 19.36 m Up • 63' Down 19.31 m Down
Penobscot Mountain Loop
5.2 mi 8.3 km • 1,043' Up 317.8 m Up • 1,043' Down 317.94 m Down
Dorr Mountain Ladder Trail Loop
3.4 mi 5.5 km • 1,142' Up 348.15 m Up • 1,142' Down 348.19 m Down
Cadillac Mountain Point-to-Point
5.5 mi 8.9 km • 1,196' Up 364.43 m Up • 1,420' Down 432.91 m Down
Russell Pond-Mount Katahdin Loop
20.0 mi 32.2 km • 4,980' Up 1517.96 m Up • 4,977' Down 1516.99 m Down
Cadillac Mountain Summit Loop
4.9 mi 7.8 km • 1,324' Up 403.62 m Up • 1,327' Down 404.49 m Down
Mount Kearsarge North Trail
5.8 mi 9.4 km • 2,485' Up 757.4 m Up • 2,487' Down 758.04 m Down
Black Cap Trail
2.5 mi 4.0 km • 590' Up 179.92 m Up • 589' Down 179.53 m Down
Mt. Katahdin
9.4 mi 15.2 km • 3,785' Up 1153.7 m Up • 3,785' Down 1153.58 m Down
Bald-Speckled Out and Back
4.8 mi 7.8 km • 1,389' Up 423.51 m Up • 1,389' Down 423.43 m Down
Tumbledown Mountain Out and Back
5.5 mi 8.8 km • 2,023' Up 616.59 m Up • 2,022' Down 616.4 m Down
Eagle Lake Carriage Road
6.1 mi 9.8 km • 299' Up 91.11 m Up • 295' Down 90.04 m Down
Homestead Trail
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 230' Up 70.02 m Up • 228' Down 69.5 m Down
Wassataquoik Lake
22.5 mi 36.2 km • 1,360' Up 414.46 m Up • 1,360' Down 414.38 m Down
Jordan Pond to Eagle Lake Loop
9.0 mi 14.5 km • 458' Up 139.72 m Up • 457' Down 139.43 m Down
Norumbega Mountain Loop
3.3 mi 5.3 km • 702' Up 213.88 m Up • 706' Down 215.31 m Down
Parkman Mountain via Hadlock Falls
3.0 mi 4.8 km • 675' Up 205.89 m Up • 675' Down 205.63 m Down
Long Island Loop
5.6 mi 9.0 km • 282' Up 85.84 m Up • 281' Down 85.59 m Down


