Grouse Trail & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop
3.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Grouse Trail & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve near Stillwater Avenue, ME. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 259 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85328, -68.74348
Nearest town Stillwater Avenue, ME
Directions
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Grouse Trail & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop
3.5 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 128–258 ft
Out & Back · Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve
Trailhead: 44.85328, -68.74348
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto North Forest Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Grouse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach North Forest Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
15% gravel85% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 76°F61°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity86%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat
67°57°
Sun
68°50°
15%
Mon
78°44°
Tue
73°53°
Wed
65°49°
62%
Thu
65°54°
62%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Snowmobile Bangor Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft
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- Main Road–North Forest Loop, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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