Hadlock Falls–Sargent Mountain Pond, 9 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Hadlock Falls–Sargent Mountain Pond, 9 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Hulls Cove, ME. The route passes Witch Hole Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Eagle Lake and Sargent Mountain Pond before reaching Hadlock Falls at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 1,846 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hadlock Falls–Sargent Mountain Pond, 9 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft · 5 hr 49 min
Elevation 73–1,220 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector · 44.40902, -68.24915
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Witch Hole Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Halfmoon Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Lake.
- 2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Deer Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Sargent Mountain Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Hadlock Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Brook Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading N.
- 2 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~191 min). Leave by 3:33 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector Trailhead
- Witch Hole Pond–Duck Brook Falls, 7 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 11 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft
- Eagle Lake–Witch Hole Pond, 7 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft
- South Bubble–Jordan Pond, 10 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 1,909 ft
- Birch Spring–Sargent Mountain Pond, 10 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,031 ft
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