Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve
East Side Trail–Peters Brook Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 55 min
East Side Trail–Peters Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve near Blue Hill, ME. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Side Trail–Peters Brook Trail, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 55 min
Elevation 17–221 ft
Out & Back · Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Peters Brook Trailhead · 44.41438, -68.57081
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Peters Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto West Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto East Side Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Albion Meadow Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 3 Bridges Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Peters Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- North Loop Trail & Peters Brook Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft
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