Gilmore Peak & Giant Slide Trail via Around-Mountain Carriage Road
4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Gilmore Peak & Giant Slide Trail via Around-Mountain Carriage Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near Hall Quarry, ME. The route reaches Gilmore Peak at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,022 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gilmore Peak & Giant Slide Trail via Around-Mountain Carriage Road
4 mi · ▲ 1,022 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 49–1,029 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail · 44.35019, -68.30186
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Giant Slide Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Grandgent Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Gilmore Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Giant Slide Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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