Wabassus Mountain Trail
- 0.8 mi
- one way
- 441 ft
- climb
- 837 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Wabassus Mountain Trail is a short, front-loaded climb in Maine's Machias River Phase III, a land unit managed by a non-governmental organization. The trail is about 0.8 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 441 feet from a starting point near 400 feet to a high point of 837 feet. The steepest stretch comes within the first tenth of a mile, where the grade reaches about 21 percent. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Grand Lake Stream weather station, which sits roughly 550 feet lower, show July and August highs around 78°F with lows in the upper 50s. That station records no snow days from May through September, while winter months bring highs in the 20s and 30s and several snowy days. The trip takes about half an hour. Pocumcus Lake Trail lies about 4 miles away, and Trail to Tomorrow is about 4.7 miles off. Grand Lake Stream, a fishing spot, is about 4.8 miles away, and Pineo Peaks Trail is about 8.4 miles away.
- Pocumcus Lake TrailHiking4 mi
- Trail to TomorrowHiking4.7 mi
- Grand Lake StreamRiver fishing4.8 mi
- Little Mayberry Cove TrailHiking5.1 mi
- Tower Hill TrailHiking5.5 mi
- Pineo Peaks TrailHiking8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Barn Meadow LoopHiking · ~47 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- Pocumcus Lake TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Wagner Loop TrailHiking · ~44 min drive
- Mag Mountain TrailHiking · ~48 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
- Little Mayberry Cove TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Trail to TomorrowHiking · ~8 min drive
- Greenway TrailHiking · ~48 min drive
- Tower Hill TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Bald Bluff TrailHiking · ~55 min drive
- Pineo Peaks TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
Best time to visit Wabassus Mountain Trail
Best months: May–October. 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
27° / 9°
11 wet · 7 snow
Feb
30° / 10°
10 wet · 6 snow
Mar
39° / 20°
11 wet · 5 snow
Apr
51° / 32°
11 wet · 2 snow
May
64° / 42°
12 wet
Jun
73° / 52°
11 wet
Jul
78° / 58°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 56°
9 wet
Sep
70° / 49°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 38°
11 wet
Nov
45° / 28°
11 wet · 2 snow
Dec
33° / 18°
12 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Lake Stream, ME, 4.8 mi away at 290 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Route details
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Climbing
- About 441 ft
- Summit
- 842 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- About 0.5 hours
Questions about this route
How long is the Wabassus Mountain Trail on Wabassus Mountain?
About 0.8 mi.
How much elevation gain is on the Wabassus Mountain Trail?
About 441 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Wabassus Mountain Trail?
It is rated easy.
How long does the Wabassus Mountain Trail take?
About 0.5 hours round trip.
Conditions and forecast on Wabassus 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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