Dorr Mountain–Cadillac Mountain, 13 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Otter Creek, ME. The route passes Eagles Crag, The Featherbed, Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint and 4 more. It climbs 4,930 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly rock. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi95 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 38%15.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: A60-67 44.30834, -68.20528
Nearest town Otter Creek, ME
Directions
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Dorr Mountain–Cadillac Mountain, 13 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 4,930 ft · 7 hr 16 min
Elevation 97–1,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: A60-67 · 44.30834, -68.20528
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 66°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Loop B, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail Access, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Loop B, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail Access, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Eagles Crag.
- 0.9 miPass The Featherbed.
- 100 ftPass Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Canon Brook Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cadillac Mountain.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Dorr Mountain.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Schiff Path, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Kurt Diederichs Climb, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass The Tarn.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beachcroft Path, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Champlain Mountain.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto The Precipice Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Dorr Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beachcroft Path, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Kurt Diederichs Climb, heading NE.
- 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 SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Middle Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Canon Brook Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 2 miBear left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail Access, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Loop B, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 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
83% rock8% gravel6% dirt2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 66°F56°
Precip2%Wind12 mphUV4Humidity86%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Sun
66°52°
Mon
75°47°
Tue
69°52°
Wed
63°46°
59%
Thu
72°51°
59%
Fri
61°46°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from A60-67 Trailhead
- Cadillac South Ridge Trail Access & Cadillac South Ridge Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Otter Cliffs–Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 318 ft
- Eagles Crag & Cadillac South Ridge Trail Access 3.3 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- Ocean Viewpoint–Thunder Hole, 6 beaches 3.6 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Cadillac Mountain–Eagles Crag, 9 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 3,369 ft
- Eagles Crag–Jordan Pond, 9 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,447 ft
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