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Mount Katahdin, Millinocket, ME

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Mount Katahdin

Baxter State Park, Katahdin trailheads off Park Tote Rd · Millinocket, ME

Why you should go…

Katahdin, the Penobscot name for 'Great Mountain', rises 5,269 feet as the centerpiece of Baxter State Park and the highest point in Maine. A summit hike gains around 4,000 feet and the park puts the average round trip at 8 to 12 hours. The Hunt Trail follows the Appalachian Trail to its northern end on Baxter Peak. Day hikers who are not camping in the park need a Katahdin Trailhead Pass to be sure of parking at a Katahdin trailhead from June to October.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Mount Katahdin, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Baxter State Park

    Under $25

    At this wilderness park you can climb Katahdin, Maine's highest peak, and reach the northern end of the Appalachian Trail.

    5.5 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Moosehead Lake

    Free

    Maine's largest lake, set among the Longfellow Mountains, with boating, fishing and a lakeside base in Greenville.

    40 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Crab Apple Whitewater

    $50+

    A family run outfitter running whitewater rafting trips on Maine's Kennebec and Dead Rivers.

    60 mi awayMore like this