Access Viewpoint & Alder Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Access Viewpoint & Alder Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Birch Harbor, ME. The route reaches Access Viewpoint. It climbs 454 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Access Viewpoint & Alder Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 17–433 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Access Trail · 44.35020, -68.05403
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 71°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Access Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Access Viewpoint.
- 250 ftBear right onto Schoodic Head Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach Access Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Access Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Access Trail Trailhead
- Schoodic Head–Overlook, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 547 ft
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