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, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 1,896 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 11 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 73–1,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector · 44.40902, -68.24915
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 135 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Witch Hole Pond.
- 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 S.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Lake.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Bubble Pond.
- 200 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 E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Hawk Watch.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cadillac North Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading SE.
- 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.
- 150 ftBear right onto Carriage Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector Trailhead
- Witch Hole Pond–Duck Brook Falls, 7 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Eagle Lake–Witch Hole Pond, 7 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft
- South Bubble–Jordan Pond, 10 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,909 ft
- Hadlock Falls–Sargent Mountain Pond, 9 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
- Birch Spring–Sargent Mountain Pond, 10 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,031 ft
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