AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Duck Brook Waterfall–Eagle Lake, 8 lakes

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,338 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Duck Brook Waterfall–Eagle Lake, 8 lakes is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Hall Quarry, ME. The route passes Eagle Lake, Halfmoon Pond, New Mills Meadow Pond and Duck Brook Falls before reaching Duck Brook Waterfall at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 1,338 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 797 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail 44.35019, -68.30186
Nearest town Hall Quarry, ME
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Duck Brook Waterfall–Eagle Lake, 8 lakes

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,338 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 49–796 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail · 44.35019, -68.30186

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Giant Slide Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Sargent Northwest Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
  4. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miPass Eagle Lake.
  8. 1.2 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miPass Halfmoon Pond.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading E.
  11. 1 miPass New Mills Meadow Pond.
  12. 50 ftPass Duck Brook Falls.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Duck Brook Bridge, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftReach Duck Brook Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
  16. 1 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading W.
  17. 1.1 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading S.
  18. 2 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SW.
  21. 1.8 miBear right onto Sargent Northwest Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Giant Slide Trail, heading W.
  23. 1.1 miArrive 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/duck-brook-waterfall-out-back

Trail surface

81% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 75°F62°
Precip13%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity91%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 66°56°
Sun 66°52°
Mon 76°48°
Tue 74°56°
Wed 62°52° 60%
Thu 70°54° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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