Leave the Brickett Place on the Bickford Brook Trail. At 0.6 mile turn right on the Blueberry Ridge Trail and follow to Bickford Brook where you will find a series of flumes, falls, and boulders of unusual beauty. At 0.8 mile a loop trail leaves the Blueberry Ridge Trail at the lower slide and follows the brook upstream affording views of slides and falls in the brook. Continue on the Blueberry Ridge Trail to the junction with the Bickford Brook Trail. Take the Bickford Brook Trail to the summit of Speckled Mountain (4.1 miles-3 ½ hours). The summit is at 2877 feet and consists of open ledges with excellent views. Return to the Brickett Place on the Bickford Brook Trail.
Speckled Mountain is part of the Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness, please check with the Androscoggin Ranger Station for current information about maximum group size and camping and fire regulations. The section of Route 113 that the Brickett Place is located on is closed during winter. A White Mountain National Forest Recreation Pass is required at the Brickett Place Day Use Area. A self-serve pay station is located on site.
Natural Heritage Hikes is a project of the Maine Natural Areas Program in partnership with Maine Trail Finder. View the "Speckled Mountain - Bickford Brook Trail and Blueberry Ridge Trail" guide online here.
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Stop Invasive Species: Buy firewood locally, clean your boots and gear, and clean, drain and dry watercraft before and after visiting.
From US Route 2 in Gilead, travel south on Maine State Route 113 for 10 miles to the parking area at the Brickett Place on the east side of the road. From US Route 302 in Fryeburg, travel north on Maine State Route 113 for 19 miles to the Brickett Place.
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The description is a little off here, but the map is accurate. There is a "Lookout Loop" off Blueberry Ridge Trail that everyone should take. This is not shown on the map. Also, going this way, it is easy to miss resuming the trail going up, and end up going back down!
I timed us on the way down Bickford Brook --- 1:35, and again, we are older people not used to hiking much. But we hike very light (for the way up I only had my shoes and shorts on!).
Another "plus" -- we were the only people there! Another car had arrived after we left but we did not see them. We'll go again!