Arboretum Trail & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop
8.4 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Arboretum Trail & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Rolland F. Perry City Forest near Stillwater Avenue, ME. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arboretum Trail & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop
8.4 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 103–215 ft
Out & Back · Rolland F. Perry City Forest
Trailhead: 44.82537, -68.75986
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Arboretum Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach North Forest Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East / West Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miArrive 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 4.1 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Snowmobile Bangor Trail 6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Snowmobile Bangor Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 32 ft
- Snowmobile Bangor Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Loop Road & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop 7.8 mi · ▲ 92 ft
- Veazie Railroad via Snowmobile Bangor Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Deer Trail–Grouse Trail, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 91 ft
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