Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 11 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Hulls Cove, ME. The route passes Witch Hole Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Eagle Lake and 2 more before reaching Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 1,870 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi72 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 36%15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.40846, -68.24673
Nearest town Hulls Cove, ME
Directions
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Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 11 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 73–1,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.40846, -68.24673
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 65°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 85 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Witch Hole Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 SE.
- 1.1 miPass Eagle Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Bubble Pond.
- 250 ftBear left onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Hawk Watch.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cadillac North Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Middle Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Carriage Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% gravel16% rock8% dirt2% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 65°F56°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Sun
66°52°
Mon
77°46°
Tue
70°50°
Wed
64°45°
61%
Thu
73°51°
61%
Fri
62°46°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Duck Brook Waterfall–Witch Hole Pond, 8 lakes 4.9 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Cedar Swamp Mountain–Birch Spring, 14 sights 15 mi · ▲ 2,913 ft
- Sargent Mountain–Jordan Pond, 14 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 3,543 ft
- Jordan Pond–Eagle Lake, 13 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 3,179 ft
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