Birch Spring–Jordan Pond, 5 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Birch Spring–Jordan Pond, 5 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Seal Harbor, ME. The route passes Jordan Pond, Sargent Mountain Pond and Birch Spring. It climbs 2,274 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Birch Spring–Jordan Pond, 5 sights
7.6 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 230–1,148 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bubbles Divide · 44.34113, -68.25055
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bubbles Divide, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Jordan Pond Path, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Jordan Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Deer Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Sargent Mountain Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Birch Spring.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Asticou & Jordan Pond Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Birch Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Jordan Pond Path, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bubbles Divide, 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 1.7 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bubbles Divide Trailhead
- South Bubble & The Bubble via Bubbles Divide 1.1 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Eagle Lake 1.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Bubbles Trail Loop via Eagle Lake Carriage Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 581 ft
- Penobscot Mountain–Jordan Pond, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft
- Gilmore Peak–Sargent Mountain, 6 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,929 ft
- The Triad–Pemetic Mountain Northwest Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,956 ft
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