Mount Cutler
Mount Cutler is located in Maine, United States. It has an elevation of 375 meters above sea level. It is located at the following coordinates: (43.8729, -70.8246)Write a Hike Report
Mount Cutler Aug 22, 2008
Rating pending
My friend Nate and I started this hike with little information besides what the Maine Atlas and Gazetteer said, and it turned out that information wasn't entirely useful.
We were pleasantly surprised, as we started hiking, to be joined by a local dog who tagged along with us the whole way to the summit - even over the steepest of sections.
The trail is quite clear, and fairly well marked with red blazes on the trees and occasionally on the rocks.
The hike up is very rugged. You'll get about 2/3 of the way up the mountain and you'll come out onto some ledges where you get nice views of the village below you.
Continue on and eventually the hike gets less steep. You will probably wonder a few times if you're actually at the summit of the mountain, because it looks like the trail continues downward.
What we eventually realized is that the mountain actually has two summits with a bit of a ravine in between them. The best views are on the (more...)
We were pleasantly surprised, as we started hiking, to be joined by a local dog who tagged along with us the whole way to the summit - even over the steepest of sections.
The trail is quite clear, and fairly well marked with red blazes on the trees and occasionally on the rocks.
The hike up is very rugged. You'll get about 2/3 of the way up the mountain and you'll come out onto some ledges where you get nice views of the village below you.
Continue on and eventually the hike gets less steep. You will probably wonder a few times if you're actually at the summit of the mountain, because it looks like the trail continues downward.
What we eventually realized is that the mountain actually has two summits with a bit of a ravine in between them. The best views are on the (more...)
