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Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Flag Hill–Diamond Road, 5 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Flag Hill–Diamond Road, 5 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near East Orland, ME. The route reaches Flag Hill at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 898 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Diamond Road 44.58476, -68.64154
Nearest town East Orland, ME
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Flag Hill–Diamond Road, 5 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 101–935 ft

Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Trailhead: Diamond Road · 44.58476, -68.64154

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on Diamond Road, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Flag Hill Tote Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Flag Hill Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miReach Flag Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Flag Hill Tote Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Diamond Road, heading SW.
  9. 1.2 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/flag-hill-diamond-road-out-back-5-sights-11-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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