Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land
Black Mountain Road–Black Mt. Summit Trail, 4 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,529 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Black Mountain Road–Black Mt. Summit Trail, 4 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land near Schoodic, ME. It climbs 2,529 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Black Mountain Road–Black Mt. Summit Trail, 4 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,529 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 349–1,063 ft
Out & Back · Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land
Trailhead: Caribou Mt. Trail · 44.61861, -68.10325
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Caribou Mt. Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Caribou Loop, heading W.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Black Mt. Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Black Cliff Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Caribou Mt. Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Cliff Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Mt. Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Caribou Loop, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Caribou Mt. Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Caribou Mt. Trail Trailhead
- Wizard Pond–Caribou Loop, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 2,028 ft
- Donnell Pond–Schoodic Beach, 6 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,734 ft
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