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.
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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
- Start on Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Mountain Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
- 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
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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