Barr Hill–Jordan Pond, 5 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Otter Creek, ME. The route passes Bubble Pond and Jordan Pond before reaching Barr Hill at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 2,197 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi131 – 1,240 ft · steepest grade: 39%9.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Carriage Road 44.34982, -68.24125
Nearest town Otter Creek, ME
Directions
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Barr Hill–Jordan Pond, 5 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 2,197 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 133–1,241 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Carriage Road · 44.34982, -68.24125
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 14% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bubble Pond.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Pemetic South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pemetic East Cliff Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bubble & Jordan Ponds Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Jordan Pond.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Jordan Pond Path, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Jordan Pond Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Jordan Pond House Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Barr Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jordan Pond House Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Jordan Pond Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jordan Pond Path, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bubble & Jordan Ponds Path, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pemetic East Cliff Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pemetic South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
38% gravel37% dirt13% rock2% paved10% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F60°
Precip14%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity89%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ 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
64°56°
Sun
67°52°
Mon
75°47°
Tue
73°55°
Wed
61°51°
60%
Thu
69°53°
60%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Carriage Road Trailhead
- Sunset view–Bubble Pond, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft
- Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 4 viewpoints 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft
- Sargent Mountain–Jordan Pond, 10 sights 10 mi · ▲ 4,408 ft
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