Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)
Flying Moose Mountain & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport
2.9 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Flying Moose Mountain & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near Winkumpaugh Corners, ME. The route reaches Flying Moose Mountain at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 794 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Flying Moose Mountain & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport
2.9 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 259–895 ft
Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)
Trailhead: 44.61107, -68.63903
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 56° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, heading E.
- 1 miReach Flying Moose Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Flag Hill Tote Road & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 622 ft
- Flying Moose Tote Road & Trail via Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport 3.3 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Diamond Road & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport 4.4 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Flag Hill–Flag Hill Tote Road & Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Flag Hill Tote Road–Hillside Trail, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft
- Hothole Pond & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 718 ft
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