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Giant Slide Trail–Goat Trail, 3 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 2,422 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Giant Slide Trail–Goat Trail, 3 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Hall Quarry, ME. It climbs 2,422 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 32%9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail 44.35019, -68.30186
Nearest town Hall Quarry, ME
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Giant Slide Trail–Goat Trail, 3 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 2,422 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 49–843 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail · 44.35019, -68.30186

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 65°F / low 50° · precip 13% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Giant Slide Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Maple Spring Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Goat Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Golf Course Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miReach Giant Slide Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Goat Trail, heading NE.
  14. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading N.
  17. 300 ftContinue straight onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Maple Spring Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading N.
  22. 1.4 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/giant-slide-trail-out-back

Trail surface

10% gravel90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F50°
Precip13%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity78%
Rained 0.5″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 74°50°
Tue 72°53°
Wed 64°49° 57%
Thu 73°61° 59%
Fri 71°57°
Sat 69°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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