400-footer club
Get to know RRCT’s favorite high-elevation outdoor destinations. Complete all ten and you become a 400-Footer Club Member.
Composed of hikers, runners, equestrians, mountain bikers, snowshoers, birders, foragers, paddlers, skaters, and others who commit to stewardship of land and waters as they explore, club members have conquered all of the RRCT 400-Footer Club designations on this site. Checking off the RRCT 400-Footer destination list may be done as a physical challenge, group activity, or series of fun family outings. RRCT’s favorite summits, ridgelines, and headwater ponds need your help and care as volunteer stewards. Club members commit to Leave No Trace principles, carry out trash and pet waste left by others, embrace the wide diversity of folks who love the land and water, and contact landowners with any observations of needed trail work or other land management observations. Print out this checklist PDF to help you keep track of the summits, treks, and destinations that you have visited. Then, complete the online form below to request your badge.
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Destinations:
The trail networks at Knight's Pond Preserve located in Cumberland and North Yarmouth connect to Blueberry Hill (451 feet), Bruce Hill (447 feet), and Bobcat Mountain (350 feet). A network of color-blazed trails (white, blue, red, and yellow) as well as a snowmobile trail across the property allow visitors to explore the 334-acre preserve. Learn more
Pisgah Hill Preserve hosts RRCT's annual Full Moon Trek each February and features one of our favorite peaks. At 380 feet, we take a bit of poetic license including this one in the mix - but once you arrive at the summit you'll understand why it's included on the list. Learn more
With an elevation of 533 feet, Little Hill represents the tallest peak on the 400-Footer list! The base of the hill begins at a relatively high elevation making the off-trail climb a gentle and relatively modest one. While in the area, be sure to check out the adjacent Chandler Mill Pond.
The 407-foot summit of Bradbury Mountain has sweeping views all the way to Eagle Island State Historic Site in Casco Bay. Acquired by the State of Maine in 1939, Bradbury Mountain was one of Maine’s first State Parks. Learn more
Shaker Bog lies at 446 feet above sea level. It’s a great place to kayak, canoe or skate. There’s also a half-mile path (one-mile round trip) that follows the shoreline after crossing the ancient dam (berm) that floods the bog. Learn more
The 390-foot summit of Tryon Mountain is located on public land managed by Bradbury Mountain State Park in what is known as the Bradbury-Pineland Corridor. While the summit is just below the 400-foot threshold, we ask RRCT 400 Footer Club members to climb on a friend’s shoulders, throw their cap into the air, or climb a tree to reach 400 feet.
Reservoir Mountain, also known as Depot Hill, is the 411-foot high point on the Pineland Public Reserve Land trail as it crosses the town line from North Yarmouth to Gray. "Reservoir Mountain" acknowledges the area's historical connection to water storage while "Depot Hill" derives the old train station on the Royal River at Depot Road.
The 452-fooot Libby Hill summit demarcates the line between the Royal River and the Presumpscot River watersheds. To reach the summit, follow the Moose Odyssey Trail (white marks) to the Deer Run Trail (yellow) which will take you within a few feet of the summit.