Frazer Creek Bike Path & Lower Harbor Trail via Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path

3.2 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Frazer Creek Bike Path & Lower Harbor Trail via Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Birch Harbor, ME. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 335 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buck Cove Mountain Trail 44.38136, -68.05859
Nearest town Birch Harbor, ME

Directions

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Frazer Creek Bike Path & Lower Harbor Trail via Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path

3.2 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 90–335 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buck Cove Mountain Trail · 44.38136, -68.05859

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Lower Harbor Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Frazer Creek Bike Path, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Lower Harbor Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Harbor Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

68% gravel18% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F60°
Precip13%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity89%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Sat 67°56°
Sun 66°52°
Mon 71°48°
Tue 69°54°
Wed 61°52° 58%
Thu 68°55° 58%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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