The Ragged Mountain GHP and extended trail system offer some of the steepest and most strenuous hiking in Midcoast Maine. At the 1,300-ft summit of the mountain you will be rewarded with scenic views along open ledges that support wild blueberries and fragile alpine flora.

As you hike along the ridge line and over the crags of Ragged Mountain, you'll be greeted with westerly vistas across the St. George River watershed all the way to Mt. Washington, the White Mountains, and Maine's western mountains. Penobscot Bay lies to the east, with the Acadian and Downeast mountains framing the region. 
There are five trailheads that hikers can use to access the Ragged Mountain area: Barnestown Road (north), two Hope Street (west), Route 17 (south), and Hosmer Brook at the Camden Snowbowl (east).

​The Barnestown Road trailhead also serves the Bald Mountain Trail, a former section of the Georges Highland Path that is now maintained by Coastal Mountains Land Trust. The parking lot here is 1,000 feet south of the intersection of Barnestown and Gillette Roads in Camden.

The western trailheads, the Thorndike Brook Trail and the Round the Mountain Trail, are on Hope Street in West Rockport. From the intersection of Routes 17 and Route 90 in West Rockport, travel 2.5 miles north on Route 17 and turn right onto Hope Street. Travel 0.5 miles to the parking lot on the right. Both trails share an intersection after leaving their parking lots. The Route 17 trailhead also serves the Spruce Mountain and Pleasant Mountain trails to the west of Ragged Mountain. 
​The trail is very steep and strenuous in parts. There are exposed roots, bog bridges, and loose rock. For hikers seeking a more accessible experience try Coastal Mountain Land Trust's Round the Mountain Trail.