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Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land

Black Mountain Road & Schoodic Mountain Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Black Mountain Road & Schoodic Mountain Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land near Schoodic, ME. It climbs 1,958 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 1,073 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schoodic Mountain Trail 44.56491, -68.16503
Nearest town Schoodic, ME
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Black Mountain Road & Schoodic Mountain Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 207–1,074 ft

Out & Back · Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land

Trailhead: Schoodic Mountain Trail · 44.56491, -68.16503

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on Schoodic Mountain Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Black Cliff Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Black Mountain Road, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftReach Schoodic Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Cliff Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Donnell Pond Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Schoodic Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/black-mountain-road-schoodic-mountain-trail-out-back-12-km-6c12

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F60°
Precip15%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity91%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 66°56°
Sun 66°52°
Mon 76°45°
Tue 73°52°
Wed 65°50° 63%
Thu 70°54° 63%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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