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Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park

Fresh Pond–Aaron Trail, 4 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Fresh Pond–Aaron Trail, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park near Goose Falls, ME. The route reaches Fresh Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 223 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Loop Trail 44.35867, -68.79097
Nearest town Goose Falls, ME
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Fresh Pond–Aaron Trail, 4 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 105–224 ft

Out & Back · Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park

Trailhead: Mountain Loop Trail · 44.35867, -68.79097

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

  1. Start on Mountain Loop Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Aaron Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miReach Fresh Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.9 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/fresh-pond-fresh-pond-out-back-5-sights-4-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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