Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · Maine

Esker Trail

0.4 mi of trail, end to end · about 50 ft of climbing · 691 ft–741 ft · native surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

Trailheads Deasey Pond Trailhead 724 ft Drive there · Esker Trail 689 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

Deasey Pond Trail · 0.7 mi · from Deasey Pond Trailhead
Esker Spur Trail · from Esker Trail

All 41 trails in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Find a trail On the parks map Park on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.