Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park

Mountain Loop Trail & Summit Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr

Mountain Loop Trail & Summit Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park near Goose Falls, ME. It climbs 405 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 325 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Loop Trail 44.35867, -68.79097
Nearest town Goose Falls, ME

Directions

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Mountain Loop Trail & Summit Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 105–326 ft

Out & Back · Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park

Trailhead: Mountain Loop Trail · 44.35867, -68.79097

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 23% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start on Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miReach Mountain Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F60°
Precip23%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity92%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 23% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 68°56°
Sun 69°52°
Mon 77°46°
Tue 74°55°
Wed 63°52° 63%
Thu 64°55° 63%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.

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