Cadillac Mountain–Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile loop near Otter Creek, ME. The route passes Cadillac Mountain, The Featherbed and Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint. It climbs 1,298 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly rock. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 34%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cadillac Summit Road 44.35236, -68.22546
Nearest town Otter Creek, ME
Directions
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Cadillac Mountain–Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,298 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 217–1,527 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Cadillac Summit Road · 44.35236, -68.22546
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 69°F / low 57° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cadillac Summit Road, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Cadillac Mountain.
- 0.4 miReach Cadillac Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left onto A Murray Young Path, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Canon Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass The Featherbed.
- 50 ftPass Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% rock2% gravel2% paved
Weather
FogTemperature 69°F57°
Precip14%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat
60°51°
Sun
60°47°
Mon
71°43°
Tue
69°51°
Wed
57°47°
59%
Thu
65°49°
59%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cadillac Summit Road Trailhead
- Eagles Crag–Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint, 3 summits 4.1 mi · ▲ 928 ft
- Bubble Pond–Eagle Lake, 3 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,256 ft
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