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Duck Brook Waterfall–Witch Hole Pond, 6 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Duck Brook Waterfall–Witch Hole Pond, 6 lakes is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Hulls Cove, ME. The route passes Duck Brook Falls, New Mills Meadow Pond, Duck Brook Waterfall and 2 more. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 282 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fern Trail 44.40205, -68.23462
Nearest town Hulls Cove, ME
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Duck Brook Waterfall–Witch Hole Pond, 6 lakes

3.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 148–283 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fern Trail · 44.40205, -68.23462

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Bar Harbor Ferry Terminal stop 759 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Fern Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miPass Duck Brook Falls.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Duck Brook Bridge, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftPass New Mills Meadow Pond.
  7. 200 ftReach Duck Brook Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading SW.
  9. 1 miPass Halfmoon Pond.
  10. 1 miPass Witch Hole Pond.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Fern Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 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-witch-hole-pond-out-back-9-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

82% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:02 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Bar Harbor Ferry Terminal stop 759 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Hulls Cove, Maine