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Hadlock Falls–Birch Spring, 5 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,377 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Hadlock Falls–Birch Spring, 5 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Asticou, ME. The route passes Hadlock Falls and Birch Spring before reaching Little Long Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,377 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi92 – 840 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.32944, -68.29305
Nearest town Asticou, ME
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Hadlock Falls–Birch Spring, 5 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,377 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 91–841 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.32944, -68.29305

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Carriage Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftPass Hadlock Falls.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miPass Birch Spring.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading S.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Asticou & Jordan Pond Path, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  17. 1.3 miPass Little Long Pond.
  18. 150 ftReach Hadlock Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 1.3 miTurn left onto Asticou & Jordan Pond Path, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Carriage Road, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading N.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Carriage Road, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading W.
  25. 0.7 miBear right onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miTurn left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  28. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miSharp right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading SW.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 50 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/hadlock-falls-birch-spring-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

70% gravel2% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F61°
Precip14%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 65°55°
Sun 65°51°
Mon 75°47°
Tue 73°55°
Wed 61°51° 60%
Thu 69°53° 60%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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