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Sklar Park

Frog Pond–Lost Pond, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Frog Pond–Lost Pond, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sklar Park near Orono, ME. The route passes Lost Pond before reaching Frog Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 259 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.87412, -68.68635
Nearest town Orono, ME
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Frog Pond–Lost Pond, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 158–259 ft

Out & Back · Sklar Park

Trailhead: 44.87412, -68.68635

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto I-95 Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miPass Lost Pond.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Cota Trail, heading NW.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Orono Highschool Trails, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cota Trail, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Orono Highschool Trails, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Cota Trail, heading E.
  11. 350 ftReach Frog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Orono Highschool Trails, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Cota Trail, heading NW.
  14. 400 ftTurn left onto Orono Highschool Trails, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cota Trail, heading SW.
  16. 400 ftBear left onto I-95 Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 300 ftArrive 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/frog-pond-frog-pond-out-back-5-lakes-5-km-c488

Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F62°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 67°57°
Sun 68°51° 15%
Mon 78°45°
Tue 74°52°
Wed 65°49° 62%
Thu 67°54° 62%

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