Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path & Bunker Harbor Bike Path

5.7 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path & Bunker Harbor Bike Path is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Birch Harbor, ME. It climbs 534 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 348 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bunker Harbor Bike Path 44.37798, -68.03698
Nearest town Birch Harbor, ME

Directions

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Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path & Bunker Harbor Bike Path

5.7 mi · ▲ 534 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 28–348 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 6:00 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bunker Harbor Bike Path, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miReach Bunker Harbor Bike Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miBear right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bunker Harbor Bike Path, heading NE.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

75% gravel1% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F60°
Precip13%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity91%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Sat 67°57°
Sun 67°52°
Mon 71°49°
Tue 70°54°
Wed 62°52° 59%
Thu 68°55° 59%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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