Lobster Mountain Trail
- 1.4 mi
- round trip
- 1,002 ft
- climb
- 1,980 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Lobster Mountain Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back hike in Lobster Lake State Park in Maine, managed by State Park and Recreation. The trail climbs from a starting point of about 1,000 feet to a high point of 1,980 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 1,000 feet. The climb is front-loaded, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.8 miles in, where the grade reaches 27%. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Brassua Dam show July highs around 76°F with lows near 55°F, though that station sits roughly 900 feet lower than the trail's summit, so temperatures up high run cooler. The hike takes about 1.5 hours. Tib's Trail and Caron Trail are both within about a mile and a half, and Little Spencer Pond Inlet Trail and Tom Young Cliffs Trail lie a little over 5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Northeast Whitewater33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Tib's TrailHiking0.9 mi
- Caron TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Little Spencer Pond Inlet TrailHiking5.6 mi
- Christy's TrailHiking5.7 mi
- Tom Young Cliffs TrailHiking6.2 mi
- Little Spencer Pond Outlet TrailHiking6.3 mi
- Big Spencer TrailHiking6.7 mi
- Ram TrailHiking6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Dunn Point TrailHiking · ~33 min drivePhoto: cloud2013, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Big Spencer TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Deer Head Farm TrailHiking · ~19 min drive
- Appalachian TrailHiking · ~34 min drive
- Rowell Cove TrailHiking · ~33 min drivePhoto: cloud2013, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Ram TrailHiking · ~11 min drive
- Skyline TrailHiking · ~31 min drive
- Tib's TrailHiking · ~1 min drive
- North TrailHiking · ~24 min drive
- Caron TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Lobster Mountain Trail
Best months: September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
22° / 1°
12 wet
Feb
25° / 0°
10 wet
Mar
35° / 11°
11 wet
Apr
47° / 26°
12 wet
May
62° / 38°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 49°
14 wet
Jul
76° / 55°
15 wet
Aug
75° / 53°
13 wet
Sep
67° / 45°
11 wet
Oct
53° / 35°
13 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
13 wet
Dec
29° / 12°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brassua Dam, ME, 18.5 mi away at 1,069 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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