Big Moose Mountain Trail
Photo: zappowbang, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 2.0 mi
- round trip
- 1,892 ft
- climb
- 3,185 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Big Moose Mountain Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back hike in Maine's Little Moose Unit, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail climbs from about 1,380 feet to a high point of 3,185 feet, with a total elevation gain of 1,892 feet. The climb is front-loaded, and the steepest stretch comes at about 1.4 miles in, where the grade reaches 46 percent. The route is rated moderate, and the trip takes about 2.5 hours. The trail is an out-and-back, so the total gain and loss are each about 1,892 feet. Mountain Link Trail lies about a mile away. East Branch and Moose River, both ski touring areas, are about 1.5 miles off. Climbers can find the i. Moose & Kennebec River Valleys climbing area roughly 5 miles away.
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Route details
- Distance
- 2.0 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 1,892 ft
- Summit
- 3,192 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- About 1.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Big Moose Mountain Trail on Big Moose Mountain?
About 2.0 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Big Moose Mountain Trail?
About 1,892 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Big Moose Mountain Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How long does the Big Moose Mountain Trail take?
About 1.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Big Moose Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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