AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Down East Sunrise Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Down East Sunrise Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Cherryfield, ME. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 118 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mill Road 44.60957, -67.93233
Nearest town Cherryfield, ME
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Down East Sunrise Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 48–118 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mill Road · 44.60957, -67.93233

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mill Road, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dam Road, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Dam Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading NE.
  7. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.9 miContinue straight onto Dam Road, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading W.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Dam Road, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftSharp left onto Mill Road, heading SW.
  13. 400 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/down-east-sunrise-trail-out-back-15-km-601e

Trail surface

96% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Cherryfield, Maine