[3] The trail and summit are part of Mount Blue State Park, see map, history and further information.

Hours are 9 am til sunset, with no camping except groups in the Adirondack shelter at the end of the road, with reservations made in advance.

[5] However, camping is available at Mount Blue State Park's excellent campground on the southwest shore of Webb Lake.

The Wabanaki people were the first owners of these forests, summits and waters, and they continue to be present in Maine with us today.

Over the years some sections have been improved by Maine Conservation Corps volunteers with water bars and stone steps.

Less than halfway up, below a stream crossing, are the remnants of an old cabin that was used by people working in the former fire lookout tower at the summit.

As the trail ascends, some mature yellow birch trees are dominant in the canopy, but then higher up, the spruce-fir slope forest is prominent on bouldery steep ground.

The public can climb steel steps to the second level of the tower to enjoy 360 degree views from what is referred to as the observation deck.

In clear weather, Mount Washington in the Presidential Range, Hew Hampshire, can be seen about 54.2 mi (87.23 km) to the southwest.

In the 1940s there was a proposal for a ski hill on Mount Blue and a winter recreation complex nearby; these were illustrated in an engaging flier [8] but apparently developments did not take place.