Wildest hikes in Maine

The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.

These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Maine, from 94% wild at the top of the board to 86% wild at the bottom. They run from 2.4 to 15 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Donnell Pond–Black Beach, 5 sights, gaining 1,829 ft. They lie across 5 named parks, forests, and preserves.

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Green Lake via 35-00-0 Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 94% wild
36-30-0 Road via 35-00-0 Road 9.2 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 94% wild
35-00-0 Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 92% wild
Haynes Ridge Trail & Parent Road 14.2 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 92% wild
Parent Road 9.2 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 90% wild
Flying Moose Mountain & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 90% wild
Flying Moose Mountain & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport 2.9 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 90% wild
Lower Cranberry Lake 4.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 90% wild
01-16-0 Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 89% wild
Balsam Trail & Haynes Ridge Trail 6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 89% wild
Johnson Brook Sunset Point & Johnson Brook Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 88% wild
Flag Hill Tote Road & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 88% wild
Otter Pond & Beech Hill Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 88% wild
Carter Meadow Road & Spruce Loop Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 88% wild
Donnell Pond–Black Beach, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,829 ft · 88% wild
Hothole Pond & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 87% wild
Hothole Pond via Diamond Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 87% wild
Mill Pond 5.4 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 87% wild
Horseback Road 9.3 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 87% wild
Birch Stream Trail & Haynes Ridge Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 87% wild
Whale Beach & Frenchboro Preserve Beach via Upper Road 13.7 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 87% wild
35-00-0 Road & Bowers Pitch Road 12 mi · ▲ 737 ft · 87% wild
Allen Pond & Allen Road 3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 87% wild
01-31-0 Road & Waters Edge Road 6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 86% wild
House Point–Whale Beach, 6 beaches 15.1 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 86% wild