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Cedar Swamp Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 3 summits

2.9 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Cedar Swamp Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 3 summits is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Asticou, ME. The route passes Hadlock Falls before reaching Cedar Swamp Mountain at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 685 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 932 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Goat Trail 44.32593, -68.29145
Nearest town Asticou, ME
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Cedar Swamp Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 3 summits

2.9 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 252–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Goat Trail · 44.32593, -68.29145

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hadlock Brook Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading N.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftPass Hadlock Falls.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  10. 500 ftReach Cedar Swamp Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftSharp left onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading W.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading SW.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cedar-swamp-mountain-hadlock-falls-out-back-3-summits-5-km

Trail surface

34% gravel66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:01 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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