Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Connector Trail–Dead River Road, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 51 min
Connector Trail–Dead River Road, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East) near East Orland, ME. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Connector Trail–Dead River Road, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 51 min
Elevation 318–508 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.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dead River Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftBear left onto Stuart Gross Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading S.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 5 min before dark.
More from Connector Trail Trailhead
- Stuart Gross Sunset Point–Connector Trail, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 675 ft
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