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Mount Katahdin and Hamlin Peak Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
Maine

Mount Katahdin and Hamlin Peak Loop

Millinocket, Maine

11.5 mi

Distance

5,233 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 14m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mount Katahdin and Hamlin Peak Loop 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:456 ft
Max:1,596 ft
Gain:1,595 ft
Loss:1,595 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 456 ft and 1,596 ft across 11.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.456 ft836 ft1,216 ft1,596 ft0.0 mi2.9 mi5.8 mi8.6 mi11.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi457 ft
High point4.6 mi1,596 ft
End11.5 mi457 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Millinocket, ME · about 18 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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