Balsam Trail & Birch Stream Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Balsam Trail & Birch Stream Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Bradley-Sunkhaze Preserve near Crocker Turn, ME. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Balsam Trail & Birch Stream Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 139–206 ft
Out & Back · Bradley-Sunkhaze Preserve
Trailhead: Balsam Trail · 44.97618, -68.52853
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 22% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on Balsam Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Birch Stream Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Balsam Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Balsam Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
More from Balsam Trail Trailhead
- Balsam Trail & Haynes Ridge Trail 6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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