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Great Pond via Down East Sunrise Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Great Pond via Down East Sunrise Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Franklin, ME. The route reaches Great Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 79 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.58834, -68.22319
Nearest town Franklin, ME
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Great Pond via Down East Sunrise Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 33–80 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.58834, -68.22319

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 500 ftSharp right onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading W.
  3. 3.2 miReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 3.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 350 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/great-pond-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 75°F61°
Precip19%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity91%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 19% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 66°57°
Sun 67°52°
Mon 76°46°
Tue 73°53°
Wed 65°50° 63%
Thu 70°55° 63%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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