Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)
Flying Moose Mountain & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Flying Moose Mountain & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near Winkumpaugh Corners, ME. The route reaches Flying Moose Mountain at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 826 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Flying Moose Mountain & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 225–895 ft
Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)
Trailhead: Diamond Road · 44.60406, -68.63855
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Diamond Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Flying Moose Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Diamond Road, heading S.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Diamond Road Trailhead
- Flag Hill Tote Road & Hillside Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Flying Moose Tote Road & Trail & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road 3 mi · ▲ 834 ft
- Diamond Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Flag Hill–Flag Hill Tote Road & Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 740 ft
- Hothole Pond via Diamond Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 230 ft
- Condon Hill & Chestnut Ledge Trail via Diamond Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 594 ft
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