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A Scenic Hike on the French’s Mountain Trail Loop in Rome, Maine

October 30, 2019 2 Comments

It was another beautiful autumn day here in Maine and before these days become fewer and fewer, we decided to get outside and go for a nice hike. We decided on exploring the central region of Maine for a change a scenery. After a short car ride, we found ourselves at the French Mountain Trail located in Rome. The trailhead was located off of Watson Pond Road off of Route 27. We continued on Watson Pond Road for 0.7 miles and the parking lot was conventionally located on the left side of the road.

At this point in the season, a few of the trees in our area of the state have already fully changed or fallen off altogether. We have a lot of sugar and red maple trees (Acers) and they are usually the first leaves to disappear for the season. In this central area of the state, we were welcomed by an abundance of oaks (Fagales). If you know your trees, you know these trees keep their leaves longer than the maples. This made for a fuller, vibrant and colorful day for photography.

This was a relatively easy loop trail ascending to the top of French Mountain with several scenic lookouts and views along the ridgeline. Along the way, we were greeted by beautiful views of Long Pond, Great Pond, Belgrade Lakes Village, and the surrounding mountains of the area. If you recall, Belgrade Lakes is the area that inspired the screenwriter Ernest Thompson to write the 1979 screenplay On Golden Pond. Thompson spent his summers along the scenic shores of Great Pond. The film with the same name from 1981, starred Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon, Dabney Coleman, and William Lanteau. The film wasn’t filmed in this area though, it was made in Squam Lake in Holderness, New Hampshire. If you haven’t seen the film already and if you are interested, I believe it is worth a watch.

Frenchs Mountain Trail Sign

The French Mountain Trailhead from Watson Pond Road.


Trail Informaton Booth

The trailhead map and information board.

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Hikers In The Woods

Fellow hikers at the beginning of the trail.

Natural Uphill Stairs

Nature made stairs leading uphill on the trail.

Natural Step

A close-up of the natural steps with scattered fall leaves.

Mountain Hike

The hike continuing uphill.


Wooden Stairs In The Woods

Wooden stairs on the trail.

Woods In The Fall

The trail covered in fall leaves.

I also took a few short clips of video on the way up the trail. The idea was to help you feel like you were there as well.

Water View

A first glimpse of the lake.

Sunny Path


Views of a few of the steep locations on the trail.

Rocky Trail

Autumn Hike

Almost To The Top

Sunny Day

A beautiful fall view along the way.

Pine Cones

An abundance of pine cones.

Trail Marker


A trail marker along the way.

Fall In Maine

A view of the lake near the summit.

Lake View

Beautiful views of the lake.

Autumn Belgrade Lakes

View Of Hiking

After we enjoyed the views from the summit overlook, we made our way down into the woods. This area of the trail descends with several switchbacks and back to the trail junction and parking lot. We were greeted by an area heavily populated with pines and scattered deciduous trees.

Pine Tree Marker


A trail marker on a pine tree.

Maple Leaves

A young red maple tree.

Pine Forest Trail

Making our way down the trail.

Pile Of Fall Leaves

Fallen colorful autumn leaves.


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Oak Leaves And Acorns

A close-up of fallen oak leaves and acorns.

End Of The Hike


The end of our lovely hike.

We had a great time and we will have to make our way back to the Belgrade Lakes Region very soon. The area offers an abundance of other marked trails that we hope to explore in the near future.

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  2. Hiking the Mountain Trail in Rome, Maine During the Winter
  3. An Autumn Hike at the Scenic Center Hill Nature Trail in Mount Blue State Park in Weld, Maine
  4. A Scenic Hike at Smalls Falls in West Central Franklin, Maine
  5. An Autumn Hike on Reed Brook Trail in Kingfield, Western Maine

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  1. Hiking the Mountain Trail in Rome, Maine During the Early Winter says:
    January 30, 2020 at 3:23 pm

    […] before and decided to give it a try. During the fall last year, we had gone on a scenic hike on the French’s Mountain Trail Loop on the other side of Route 27. The trail consists of the main trail as well as the Great Pond and […]

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  2. A Fall Hike on the Mount Phillip Trail Loop in Rome, Maine says:
    October 17, 2020 at 9:47 pm

    […] a new adventure for us as we have never taken this trail before. Last year at this time, we hiked French’s Mountain Trail Loop and over the winter, we hiked the Mountain Trail. We had a great time exploring the other two […]

    Reply

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