Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Mountain Brook Bike Path, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Mountain Brook Bike Path, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Birch Harbor, ME. It climbs 360 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Mountain Brook Bike Path, 3 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 29–348 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wonsqueak Bike Path · 44.36391, -68.03877
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 67°F / low 57° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Mountain Brook Bike Path, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading W.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Frazer Creek Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mountain Brook Bike Path, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wonsqueak Bike Path Trailhead
- Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path–Mountain Brook Bike Path, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Frazer Creek Bike Path–Mountain Brook Bike Path, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Schoodic Head–Overlook, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 910 ft
- Frazer Creek Bike Path–Lower Harbor Trail, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft
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