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Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Flag Hill–Diamond Road, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Flag Hill–Diamond Road, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near North Orland, ME. The route reaches Flag Hill at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,001 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Diamond Road 44.62952, -68.64780
Nearest town North Orland, ME
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Flag Hill–Diamond Road, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 216–935 ft

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

Trailhead: Diamond Road · 44.62952, -68.64780

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start on Diamond Road, heading S.
  2. 1.9 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Flag Hill Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miReach Flag Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Diamond Road, heading N.
  10. 1.8 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-13-km

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F60°
Precip15%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity88%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 6 AM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 66°56°
Sun 67°51°
Mon 77°45°
Tue 73°53°
Wed 63°50° 63%
Thu 65°54° 63%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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