Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 5 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East) near East Orland, ME. The route passes Alamoosook Lake and Capstone Sunset Point. It climbs 576 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 5 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 576 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 27–523 ft
Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Trailhead: 44.58558, -68.69040
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beach Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Alamoosook Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Alamoosook Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Dead River Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Capstone Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Capstone Sunset Point.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Capstone Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Capstone Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Capstone Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Capstone Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dead River Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Alamoosook Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Beach Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Alamoosook Lake–Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery Beach, 5 sights 1.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Craig Pond–Alamoosook Lake, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 6 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 604 ft
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