Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Dead River Road & Picnic Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 47 min
Dead River Road & Picnic Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East) near East Orland, ME. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dead River Road & Picnic Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 47 min
Elevation 21–213 ft
Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Trailhead: Dead River Road · 44.59288, -68.68830
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Dead River Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Picnic Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Dead River Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dead River Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 (~7 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Dead River Road Trailhead
- Craig Pond–Alamoosook Lake, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Capstone Sunset Point–Stuart Gross Sunset Point, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 842 ft
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