Big Wood Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 49 min
Big Wood Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Indian Point-Blagden Preserve near Indian Point, ME. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Big Wood Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 49 min
Elevation 7–190 ft
Out & Back · Indian Point-Blagden Preserve
Trailhead: Shore Trail · 44.39130, -68.37230
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on Shore Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Big Wood Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Phoebes Way, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Wood Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Big Wood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Phoebes Way, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Wood Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Shore Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 11 min before dark.
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