Birch Spring–Sargent Mountain Pond, 10 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,031 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Birch Spring–Sargent Mountain Pond, 10 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Hulls Cove, ME. The route passes Witch Hole Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Eagle Lake and 2 more. It climbs 2,031 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Birch Spring–Sargent Mountain Pond, 10 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 2,031 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 73–1,148 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector · 44.40902, -68.24915
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Witch Hole Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Halfmoon Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Lake.
- 2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Deer Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Sargent Mountain Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Birch Spring.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Birch Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading N.
- 2 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, 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 6.6 mi in (~193 min). Leave by 3:29 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector Trailhead
- Witch Hole Pond–Duck Brook Falls, 7 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 11 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft
- Eagle Lake–Witch Hole Pond, 7 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft
- South Bubble–Jordan Pond, 10 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,909 ft
- Hadlock Falls–Sargent Mountain Pond, 9 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
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