Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 6 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East) near East Orland, ME. The route passes Capstone Sunset Point before reaching Alamoosook Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 675 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 64–520 ft
Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Trailhead: Connector Trail · 44.59587, -68.68099
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start on Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Stuart Gross Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Capstone Sunset Point.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Capstone Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Dead River Road, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Alamoosook Lake.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Snowmobile Trail #2 Bucksport, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Tall Pines Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Capstone Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Snowmobile Trail #2 Bucksport, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Dead River Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Capstone Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Stuart Gross Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 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 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 7 min before dark.
More from Connector Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail–Dead River Road, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Stuart Gross Sunset Point–Connector Trail, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 398 ft
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