Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road & Giant Slide Trail via Around-Mountain Carriage Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road & Giant Slide Trail via Around-Mountain Carriage Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Asticou, ME. It climbs 1,107 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 755 ft · steepest grade: 26%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.32944, -68.29305
Nearest town Asticou, ME

Directions

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Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road & Giant Slide Trail via Around-Mountain Carriage Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 49–756 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.32944, -68.29305

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Carriage Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Maple Spring Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miReach Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right onto Maple Spring Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

25% gravel75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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