Millinocket has many beautiful hiking trails for all skill levels. We listed some of our favorites. Stop into KG before you go for equipment, bug dope, water, snacks, sunscreen, maps, and more

Blueberry Ledges

Explore this 8.0-mile out-and-back trail near Millinocket, Maine. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 3 h 20 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are May through September. You'll need to leave pups at home — dogs aren't allowed on this trail

A bit of a drive to get to but worth it. There is a fee per person to enter through Telos Gate. This eerie hike is a perfect example of man vs. nature. Steamers from the early 1900's in the middle of the woods where nature inevitably took it back. Great photo spot and amazing piece of history hidden away.

Ghost Trains

Katahdin Stream
Falls

This scenic hike brings you right to the base of Katahdin where the waters of Katahdin Stream thunder beneath the northernmost bridge on the Appalachian Trail. Refreshingly cool in the summer, and especially spectacular during the snowmelt on the high peaks, Katahdin Stream Falls is well worth the hike.

The Roaring Brook Nature Trail is a short loop trail which winds through a variety of forest communities bordered by Roaring Brook and a highland bog replete with voracious pitcher plants and other unique bog plants. Plank viewing platforms extend into the bog at two points along the Nature Trail, allowing visitors a unique look at the bog's flora and fauna. The Roaring Brook trail provides excellent views of both South Turner Mountain and the east side of Katahdin with its prominent cirques.

Roaring Brook

Little Abol
Falls

The Little Abol Falls trail is relatively short but scenic, bearing east from Abol Campground through old cuttings to a beautiful set of falls on a branch of Abol Stream. This provides an easy half-day trip.

The blue-blazed trail begins at the upper end of Abol Campground between lean-tos #8 and #10 and immediately crosses a small brook. The trail follows an old woods road as it ascends gradually uphill with good views of the southwest side of Katahdin, including prominent Abol Slide. After 0.8 miles the trail reaches a tributary of Abol Stream. A short distance downstream the brook makes a sheer, 15-foot drop over solid rock to a small pool below. This is an excellent picnic spot.

Big and Little
Niagara

Explore this 2.3-mile out-and-back trail near Millinocket, Maine. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 50 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. The best times to visit this trail are June through October. You'll need to leave pups at home — dogs aren't allowed on this trail.

Sandy Stream

The trail to Sandy Stream Pond provides an interesting half-day hike of 1.5 miles there and back again. The pond is known for its frequent moose sightings and its proximity to Roaring Brook Campground makes it a popular late afternoon or early evening walk. There are excellent views of the east side of Katahdin. No climb is involved. The trail is blue-blazed and has extensive bog bridging in wet areas near the pond.

The trail to Katahdin Lake traverses relatively level terrain for just over 3 miles from its beginning on the Roaring Brook Road to its terminus on the lake. The trail follows the old Katahdin Lake Tote Road, a logging era buckboard route. Bog bridging has been added in several wet spots.

Katahdin Lake
Trail

River Pond

The River Pond Nature Trail is a small network of trails wandering through mixed hardwood forests and actively managed timber lands. The terrain is mostly flat with a narrow winding trail suitable for most hikers. Moose Point is a highlight of the trail, with wide views of River Pond and Mt. Katahdin looming across the lake.

Try this 8.2-mile out-and-back trail near Millinocket, Maine. Generally considered a challenging route, it takes an average of 4 h 56 min to complete. This trail is great for hiking, and it's unlikely you'll encounter many other people while exploring. The best times to visit this trail are May through October. You'll need to leave pups at home — dogs aren't allowed on this trail.

This quick, 1-mile, blue-blazed trail offers three separate destinations and highlights one of the most interesting features in the preserve known as the ice caves. The trail leads up and down through granite boulders, leftovers of the last Ice Age’s glacial activity.

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