QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 49,075 acres
- Trail Mileage: 0.9 miles to summit
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy to moderate
- Sights: views, carriage road (wheelchair accessible)
Day Mountain (584 feet), along with Cadillac Mountain, is wheelchair accessible. But Dorr Mountain is the only mountain in the park with a carriage road, which in its case winds up to the summit. There are also two footpaths that summit the mountain, from the north and from the south. While the views aren’t staggeringly beautiful here, you will catch a few and for relatively little effort.
We decided to hike up Day Mountain’s footpath from the parking lot off Route 3, then head down its backside (0.5 miles), and take one of the two carriage roads back. This made for a gentle and pleasant hike when we didn’t have much time or willpower to tackle anything more strenuous.
Directions: The parking area and trailhead are off Route 3, approximately 0.8 miles east of the village of Seal Harbor. The small lot is across the road from the trailhead. This is also the lot for Hunters Cliff Trail.
