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Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Buck Cove Mountain Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Buck Cove Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Winter Harbor, ME. It climbs 286 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi131 – 348 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farview Drive 44.38074, -68.06745
Nearest town Winter Harbor, ME
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Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Buck Cove Mountain Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 130–348 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Farview Drive · 44.38074, -68.06745

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Schoodic Woods Campground Walkway, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Farview Drive, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Schoodic Woods Campground Walkway, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Farview Drive, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Frazer Creek Bike Path, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading NE.
  10. 400 ftTurn left onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach Wonsqueak Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftBear right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Frazer Creek Bike Path, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Farview Drive, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Schoodic Woods Campground Walkway, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Farview Drive, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Schoodic Woods Campground Walkway, heading N.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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/birch-harbor-mountain-bike-path-buck-cove-mountain-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

57% gravel1% paved1% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F61°
Precip11%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity93%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Sat 67°57°
Sun 65°54°
Mon 72°49°
Tue 70°54°
Wed 62°53° 58%
Thu 68°55° 58%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Winter Harbor, Maine