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Cedar Swamp Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Cedar Swamp Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 4 sights 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 594 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 932 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.32944, -68.29305
Nearest town Asticou, ME
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Cedar Swamp Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 4 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 333–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.32944, -68.29305

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Carriage Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  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 S.
  10. 500 ftReach Cedar Swamp Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftSharp left onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading W.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, 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-4-sights-5-km

Trail surface

52% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F61°
Precip14%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 65°55°
Sun 65°51°
Mon 75°47°
Tue 73°55°
Wed 61°51° 60%
Thu 69°53° 60%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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