Cedar Swamp Mountain–Birch Spring, 14 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,913 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Cedar Swamp Mountain–Birch Spring, 14 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Hulls Cove, ME. The route passes Witch Hole Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Eagle Lake and 3 more before reaching Cedar Swamp Mountain at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 2,913 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cedar Swamp Mountain–Birch Spring, 14 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,913 ft · 6 hr 27 min
Elevation 73–1,148 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.40846, -68.24673
Weather Sep 5: 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.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Connors Nubble Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bubbles Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bubbles Divide, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Jordan Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Jordan Pond Path, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Deer Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Sargent Mountain Pond.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Birch Spring.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftReach Cedar Swamp Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Jordan Pond Path, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Bubbles Divide, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bubbles Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Connors Nubble Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.0 mi in (~219 min). Leave by 3:05 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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
- Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 11 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,870 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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