4.5 mi from the trailheadKatahdin Brook Lean-to
Campground
3.6 mi out & back · 1,676 ft gain · 3,120 ft high point · Hard
Via Roaring Brook Campground, the Russell Pond Trail, and the Sandy Stream Pond Trail (0.7 mi)
ME · OpenStreetMap contributors
South Turner Mountain Trail ascends 1,676 ft to the 3,120 ft peak from Roaring Brook Campground via Russell Pond and Sandy Stream Pond trails in Baxter State Park.
1,676 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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