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Brewer Lake–Swetts Pond, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Brewer Lake–Swetts Pond, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back near Orrington Center, ME. The route passes Swetts Pond before reaching Brewer Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 479 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 384 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington 44.70245, -68.78178
Nearest town Orrington Center, ME
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Brewer Lake–Swetts Pond, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 113–385 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington · 44.70245, -68.78178

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start on Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Swetts Pond.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Snowmobile Trail #1 Orrington, heading E.
  4. 2.5 miReach Brewer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.5 miSharp left onto Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington, heading S.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brewer-lake-swetts-pond-out-back-5-lakes

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F62°
Precip16%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity90%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat 67°57°
Sun 65°51°
Mon 78°45°
Tue 74°53°
Wed 65°50° 64%
Thu 65°54° 64%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 0 min before dark.

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