Fire Road 403 via Old Pond Railway Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Fire Road 403 via Old Pond Railway Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Franklin Road, ME. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 164 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.53457, -68.29625
Nearest town Franklin Road, ME
Directions
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Fire Road 403 via Old Pond Railway Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 15–164 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.53457, -68.29625
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start on Old Pond Railway Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Fire Road 403, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Fire Road 403, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Pond Railway Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:06 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Old Pond Railway Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 193 ft
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