Laurie's Ledge Trail

Laurie's Ledge Trail is a 0.73-mile moderate hike in Katahdin Iron Works, a non-governmental land unit in Maine. The trail rises about 250 feet from a starting point near 1,317 feet to a high point of 1,511 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 0.66 miles in, where the grade reaches 16 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Greenville run to highs around 75°F in July, with September still near 66°F. That station sits roughly 470 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the ledge run cooler. The trail is short enough to fit into a half-hour trip. It is not open to bikes or horses. Several other routes lie within a mile, including the Nation's Nature Trail, the Indian Mountain Circuit and the Lodge to Lodge Trail, along with cross-country ski routes on Upper Valley Road and Little Lyford Pond Road.