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Amherst Mountains Community Forest

Bald Bluff Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Bald Bluff Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Amherst Mountains Community Forest near Archers Corners, ME. It climbs 805 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 1,027 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bald Bluff Trail 44.89679, -68.41512
Nearest town Archers Corners, ME
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Bald Bluff Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 572–1,026 ft

Out & Back · Amherst Mountains Community Forest

Trailhead: Bald Bluff Trail · 44.89679, -68.41512

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 71°F / low 59° · precip 20% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Bald Bluff Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miReach Bald Bluff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 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/bald-bluff-trail-out-back

Weather

FogTemperature 71°F59°
Precip20%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity91%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 20% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sat 64°55°
Sun 65°49° 15%
Mon 75°43°
Tue 71°51°
Wed 64°48° 64%
Thu 67°53° 64%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.

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