Dorr Mountain–Cadillac Mountain, 13 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Seal Harbor, ME. The route passes The Cleft, Day Mountain, The Triad and 3 more before reaching The Tarn at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 5,652 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi95 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 42%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Day Mountain Trail 44.29935, -68.22770
Nearest town Seal Harbor, ME
Directions
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Dorr Mountain–Cadillac Mountain, 13 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 5,652 ft · 7 hr 44 min
Elevation 97–1,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Day Mountain Trail · 44.29935, -68.22770
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Day Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Day Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Day Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass The Cleft.
- 0.2 miPass Day Mountain.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Triad Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass The Triad.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pemetic East Cliff Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pemetic South Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1 miPass Bubble Pond.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Cadillac Mountain.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Dorr Mountain.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Schiff Path, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Kurt Diederichs Climb, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass The Tarn.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Beachcroft Path, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Dorr Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Kurt Diederichs Climb, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Schiff Path, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Middle Peak Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Pemetic South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pemetic East Cliff Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Triad Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Day Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Day Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Day Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
45% rock35% dirt2% gravel1% paved17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:02 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Day Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Hunters Beach & Hunters Beach Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- The Triad–Day Mountain Loop, 5 summits 4.1 mi · ▲ 858 ft
- Barr Hill & Carriage Trail via Day Mountain Carriage Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Carriage Trail & Seaside Path via Day Mountain Carriage Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Day Mountain–The Cleft, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Day Mountain–Jordan Pond Loop, 9 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 714 ft
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