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Jeremiah Colburn Natural Area

Frog Pond–Lost Pond, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Frog Pond–Lost Pond, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Jeremiah Colburn Natural Area near Orono, ME. The route passes Frog Pond and Lost Pond. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 299 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Colburn Trail System 44.88779, -68.67754
Nearest town Orono, ME
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Frog Pond–Lost Pond, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 125–299 ft

Out & Back · Jeremiah Colburn Natural Area

Trailhead: Colburn Trail System · 44.88779, -68.67754

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 18% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Colburn Trail System, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Teaberry Hill Trail, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Orono Highschool Trails, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miPass Frog Pond.
  5. 50 ftPass Lost Pond.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Cota Trail, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Orono Highschool Trails, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cota Trail, heading W.
  9. 400 ftBear left onto I-95 Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dirigo Pines Nature Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Frog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right onto I-95 Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miBear right onto Cota Trail, heading N.
  16. 400 ftTurn right onto Orono Highschool Trails, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cota Trail, heading N.
  18. 400 ftTurn left onto Orono Highschool Trails, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Teaberry Hill Trail, heading E.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto Colburn Trail System, heading N.
  21. 0.3 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/frog-pond-lost-pond-out-back-5-sights-7-km-cf1d

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F62°
Precip18%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity89%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 18% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 66°57°
Sun 68°51° 15%
Mon 78°45°
Tue 74°53°
Wed 65°49° 62%
Thu 67°55° 62%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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