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Baxter State Park Scenic Drive route map
Difficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Maine

Baxter State Park Scenic Drive

Millinocket, Maine

44.0 mi

Distance

4,291 ft

Elev. Gain

16h 8m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Baxter State Park Scenic Drive unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:161 ft
Max:469 ft
Gain:1,308 ft
Loss:1,286 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 161 ft and 469 ft across 44.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.161 ft264 ft366 ft469 ft0.0 mi11.0 mi22.0 mi33.0 mi44.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi182 ft
High point23.7 mi469 ft
End44.0 mi204 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Millinocket, ME · about 13 mi away
County:
Piscataquis County, ME

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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