Frenchman Bay Community Forest
Great Pond via Down East Sunrise Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Great Pond via Down East Sunrise Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Frenchman Bay Community Forest near West Franklin, ME. The route reaches Great Pond. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Great Pond via Down East Sunrise Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 58–168 ft
Out & Back · Frenchman Bay Community Forest
Trailhead: 44.59648, -68.27643
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 21% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Transit-accessible: Washington Junction stop 23 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Great Pond.
- 5.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Great Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 5.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Washington Junction stop 23 m from the trailhead
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