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Eagles Crag–Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Otter Creek, ME. The route passes Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint and The Featherbed before reaching Eagles Crag at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 928 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly rock. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cadillac Summit Road 44.35236, -68.22546
Nearest town Otter Creek, ME

Directions

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Eagles Crag–Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint, 3 summits

4.1 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 697–1,527 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cadillac Summit Road · 44.35236, -68.22546

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 69°F / low 57° · precip 14% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Middle Peak Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miPass Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftPass The Featherbed.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Canon Brook Trail, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miReach Eagles Crag, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Canon Brook Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading W.
  10. 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 surface

96% rock4% gravel

Weather

FogTemperature 69°F57°
Precip14%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 60°51°
Sun 60°47°
Mon 71°43°
Tue 69°51°
Wed 57°47° 59%
Thu 65°49° 59%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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