Here’s a list of mountains I highly recommend that aren’t too high but have views and can be hiked in a morning or afternoon (or sometimes just one hour!). All are under 2,500 feet. (Little doesn’t always mean easy, however, especially if the trail goes straight up, or is interminable!)
Western Maine (Oxford and Franklin counties)
- Bald Pate Mountain, Bridgton
- Pleasant Mountain, Bridgton and Denmark
- Peary Mountain, Brownfield
- Burnt Meadow Mountain, Brownfield
- Noyes Mountain, Greenwood
- Bear Mountain, Hartford
- Mount Cutler, Hiram
- Sabattus Mountain, Lovell
- Singepole Mountain, Paris
- Mt. Zircon, Peru
- Bald Mountain/Speckled Mountain, Peru
- Bald Mountain, Rangeley
- Whitecap Mountain, Rumford
- Glassface Ledges Trail, Rumford
- Back Pond Preserve, Stoneham
- Hawk Mountain, Waterford
- Bald Mountain/Saddleback Wind, near Weld
- Albany Mountain, White Mountain National Forest
- Blueberry Mountain and Rattlesnake Pool, White Mountain National Forest
- Lord and Pine Hills, White Mountain National Forest
- The Roost, White Mountain National Forest
- Little Deer and Big Deer Hills, White Mountain National Forest (you can make a shorter or longer hike here)
- Buck’s and Lapham Ledges, Woodstock
- Mt Christopher, Woodstock
Coastal Maine, from the midcoast (Brunswick), through Downeast
- Blue Hill Mountain, Blue Hill
- Lookout Rock, Brooksville
- Ragged Mountain, Camden
- Bald Mountain, Camden
- Camden Hills, Camden
- Mt. Waldo, Frankfort
- Klondike Mountain, Lubec
- Great Pond Mountain, Orland
- Spruce Mountain, Rockport
- Pigeon Hill, Steuben
- Schoodic Mountain, near Sullivan
- Tunk Mountain, near Sullivan
- Black Mountain, near Sullivan
Southern Maine, mostly Cumberland and York counties
- Knox Mountain, Newfield
- Picket Mountain, Newfield
- Province Mountain, Newfield
- Bauneg Beg Mountain, North Berwick
- Randall Mountain, Parsonsfield
- Bald Ledge, Porter
- Bradbury Mountain, Pownal
- Abbott Mountain, Shapleigh
- Mt. Agamenticus, York
Central Maine, Kennebec County
- French Mountain, Rome
Northern Maine (Somerset, Piscataquis, Penobscot and Aroostook counties)
- Trout Brook Mountain, Baxter State Park
- Horse Mountain, Baxter State Park
- Burnt Mountain, Baxter State Park
- Barrell Ridge, Baxter State Park
- Sentinel Mountain, Baxter State Park
- Moxie Mountain, Caratunk
- Eagle Bluff, Clifton
- Sally Mountain, near Jackman
- Moxie Bald Mountain (and North Peak), near West Forks
- Mosquito Mountain, near West Forks
(And a few more recommendations, around the state)
- John B Mountain, Brooksville
- Rattlesnake Mountain, Casco
- Pleasant Pond Mountain, Caratunk and The Forks
- Mount Tom, Fryeburg
- Hatchet Mountain Preserve, Hope
- Sawyer Mountain, Limington and Limerick
- Mount Will, Newry
- Streaked Mountain, Paris
- Raymond Community Forest (to the cliffs of Pismire Mountain), Raymond
- Mt. Phillip, Rome
- Round Top Mountain, Rome
- The Mountain Trail, Rome
- Douglas Mountain, Sebago
- Mount Tire’m, Waterford
Hi, I wanted to express my gratitude to you for this page. I have three dogs and am always looking for new dog friendly places to explore where I can handle three dogs and that the dogs can handle at their various ages. You do a wonderful job with your page. Thank you again.
Thank you for your comment. I love working on this site, partly because it’s an excuse to go on adventures with dogs! (Although I have to borrow my dog companions because I don’t have any of my own.) Here’s to many more happy outings with your dog crew!