Beech Mountain Viewpoint–Echo Lake, 5 beaches
2.7 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Beech Mountain Viewpoint–Echo Lake, 5 beaches is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Hall Quarry, ME. The route passes Echo Lake Beach, Echo Lake and Canada Cliff before reaching Beech Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Beech Mountain Viewpoint–Echo Lake, 5 beaches
2.7 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 95–733 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Echo Lake Beach Road · 44.31482, -68.33671
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Echo Lake Beach Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Echo Lake Beach.
- 50 ftPass Echo Lake.
- 0.3 miPass Canada Cliff.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Canada Cliffs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beech Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Beech Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Canada Cliffs Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Echo Lake Beach Road Trailhead
- Beech Mountain–Echo Lake Loop, 10 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Long Pond–Echo Lake, 7 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft
- Beech Mountain–Long Pond, 10 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,270 ft
- Mansell Mountain–Long Pond Loop, 13 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,010 ft
- Long Pond–Echo Lake, 10 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,615 ft
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