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Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Hillside Trail & Mead Mtn Trail via Diamond Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Hillside Trail & Mead Mtn Trail via Diamond Road is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near East Orland, ME. It climbs 1,709 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 633 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hillside Trail 44.58192, -68.63902
Nearest town East Orland, ME
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Hillside Trail & Mead Mtn Trail via Diamond Road

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 101–633 ft

Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Trailhead: Hillside Trail · 44.58192, -68.63902

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start on Hillside Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Oak Hill Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Flag Hill Tote Road, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Diamond Road, heading SW.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Mead Mtn Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.7 miReach Hillside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left onto Diamond Road, heading NE.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Flag Hill Tote Road, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Oak Hill Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hillside Trail, heading SW.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hillside-trail-mead-mtn-trail-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

32% dirt3% gravel65% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F60°
Precip14%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity90%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 66°56°
Sun 68°51°
Mon 77°45°
Tue 74°54°
Wed 64°50° 63%
Thu 65°54° 63%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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