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Aunt Betty Pond Connector & Giant Slide Trail via Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Aunt Betty Pond Connector & Giant Slide Trail via Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Hall Quarry, ME. It climbs 760 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 797 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail 44.35019, -68.30186
Nearest town Hall Quarry, ME
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Aunt Betty Pond Connector & Giant Slide Trail via Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road

6.4 mi · ▲ 760 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 49–796 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail · 44.35019, -68.30186

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Giant Slide Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading N.
  3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Aunt Betty Pond Connector, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miSharp right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.8 miBear right onto Sargent Northwest Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Giant Slide Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/aunt-betty-pond-connector-out-back

Trail surface

76% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 75°F62°
Precip13%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity91%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 66°56°
Sun 66°52°
Mon 76°48°
Tue 74°56°
Wed 62°52° 60%
Thu 70°54° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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