Portland, ME: Speckled Mountain Loop
Big summit views, cascading waterfalls, and rocky overlooks highlight this 8.4-mile loop through the lesser-traveled forests of Maine's White Mountains.
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Mapped by Kari Bodnarchuk
Trail Facts
- Distance: 11.7
Waypoints
SML001
Location: 44.2670516967773, -71.0038299560547
Follow Bickford Brook Trail E into Caribou–Speckled Mtn. Wilderness
SML002
Location: 44.2691345214844, -70.9929809570312
R @ T; take Blueberry Ridge Trail for .5 mi. horseshoe to Lower Bickford Slides, a series of small falls in rocky chutes
SML003
Location: 44.2694511413574, -70.9898834228516
Turn R @ T for 100-ft. jaunt to Lower Slides; retrace steps to jct.; cross brook and turn R onto Blueberry Ridge Trail
SML004
Location: 44.2728843688965, -70.98681640625
Pass waterfall; narrow path with steep dropoffs; cross brook, then take hard L. In 400 ft., R @ T to rejoin Bickford Brook Trail
SML005
Location: 44.2817993164062, -70.9830169677734
Cross creekbed (seasonal water); begin easy switchback ascent; pass through tunnel of pines
SML006
Location: 44.2900009155273, -70.9770355224609
Continue straight @ Spruce Hill Trail jct.
SML007
Location: 44.2899017333984, -70.9629669189453
Straight @ T; blueberry scrub, then steep, rocky summit ascent
SML008
Location: 44.2911491394043, -70.9549865722656
Speckled Mtn. (2,906 ft.). See Mt. Washington’s Tuckerman Ravine to W; Baldface Mtns. rise to SW. Retrace steps to WPT 7; turn L onto Blueberry Ridge Trail
SML009
Location: 44.2762680053711, -70.9681854248047
Cross bare ledges to mossy, rooty trail, then cross quartz rock slabs
SML010
Location: 44.2668495178223, -70.9777526855469
Straight @ 4-way; unmarked rocky hump is Blueberry Mtn. summit. Bear L @ faded sign; follow trail to rock ledge overlook for stunning lake-to-mountain views of Maine’s Western Lakes and Mountains region
SML011
Location: 44.266300201416, -70.9794845581055
Turn L @ T onto Blueberry Ridge Trail. In 500 ft., stay straight @ T; short, very steep, descent on rock slabs and boulders
SML012
Location: 44.2684516906738, -70.9908828735352
Cross brook on mossy, slick rocks; return to WPT 2; turn L and retrace steps