Here’s a list of mountains I recommend that aren’t too high but have views and can be hiked in a morning or afternoon (or sometimes just one hour!). All vary quite a bit in terms of trail length and summit height.
Highly recommended
Western Maine
- Round Mountain, Albany Township
- Bald Pate Mountain, Bridgton
- Pleasant Mountain, Bridgton and Denmark
- Peary Mountain, Brownfield
- Burnt Meadow Mountain, Brownfield
- Noyes Mountain, Greenwood
- Mount Cutler, Hiram
- Sabattus Mountain, Lovell
- Singepole Mountain, Paris
- Bald Mountain, Rangeley
- Whitecap Mountain, Rumford
- Back Pond Preserve, Stoneham
- Hawk Mountain, Waterford
- 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) and up
- Blue Hill Mountain, Blue Hill
- Ragged Mountain, Camden
- Bald Mountain, Camden
- Camden Hills, Camden
- Mt. Waldo, Frankfort
- Klondike Mountain, Lubec
- Spruce Mountain, Rockport
Southern Maine, mostly Cumberland and York Counties
- Abbott Mountain, Shapleigh
- Knox Mountain, Newfield
- Bald Ledge, Porter
- Bradbury Mountain, Pownal
Central Maine, Kennebec County
- French Mountain, Rome
(And a few more that are pretty good, around the state)
- John B Mountain, Brooksville
- 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
- 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!