Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Bunker Harbor Bike Path, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Bunker Harbor Bike Path, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Birch Harbor, ME. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Bunker Harbor Bike Path, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 28–214 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bunker Harbor Bike Path · 44.37798, -68.03698
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bunker Harbor Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Bunker Harbor Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bunker Harbor Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.7 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bunker Harbor Bike Path Trailhead
- Bunker Harbor Bike Path–Mountain Brook Bike Path, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path & Bunker Harbor Bike Path 5.7 mi · ▲ 534 ft
- Bunker Harbor Bike Path–Frazer Creek Bike Path, 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- Schoodic Head–Overlook, 5 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
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