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Owls Head Lighthouse route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Owls Head Light State Park/Maine

Owls Head Lighthouse

Owls Head, Maine

0.5 mi

Distance

66 ft

Elev. Gain

11m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Owls Head Lighthouse is a loop trail in Owls Head Light State Park, managed by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, in Knox County, Maine. It is 0.5 miles long and gains 66 feet. The nearest town is Rockland, Maine, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2 ft
Max:13 ft
Gain:20 ft
Loss:20 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2 ft and 13 ft across 0.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2 ft6 ft9 ft13 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.3 mi0.4 mi0.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi11 ft
High point0.5 mi13 ft
End0.5 mi11 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Rockland, ME · about 3 mi away
County:
Knox County, ME
Jurisdiction:
Owls Head Light State Park · Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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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