AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gilmore Peak–Sargent Mountain, 6 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,929 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Gilmore Peak–Sargent Mountain, 6 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Seal Harbor, ME. The route passes Jordan Pond and Sargent Mountain before reaching Gilmore Peak at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,929 ft, with sections as steep as 65% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 1,365 ft · steepest grade: 65%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bubbles Divide 44.34113, -68.25055
Nearest town Seal Harbor, ME
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Gilmore Peak–Sargent Mountain, 6 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,929 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 272–1,365 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bubbles Divide · 44.34113, -68.25055

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bubbles Divide, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Jordan Pond Path, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Jordan Pond.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Deer Brook Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sargent East Cliffs Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miPass Sargent Mountain.
  7. 250 ftBear left onto Grandgent Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miReach Gilmore Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Sargent East Cliffs Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Deer Brook Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Jordan Pond Path, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Bubbles Divide, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 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/gilmore-peak-sargent-mountain-out-back-5-summits

Trail surface

14% dirt12% rock10% gravel64% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F61°
Precip14%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity92%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 64°55°
Sun 66°51°
Mon 75°47°
Tue 72°54°
Wed 61°51° 59%
Thu 68°53° 59%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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