AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Horseback Road

9.3 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Horseback Road is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Myra, ME. It climbs 286 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 341 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.92716, -68.39392
Nearest town Myra, ME
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Horseback Road

9.3 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 269–343 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.92716, -68.39392

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 72°F / low 60° · precip 21% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 2.1 miTurn left onto Horseback Road, heading NW.
  3. 2.6 miReach Horseback Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 2 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/horseback-road-out-back-12f8

Trail surface

56% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 72°F60°
Precip21%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 4% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 21% rain5 PM: 10% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sat 65°56°
Sun 66°49° 15%
Mon 76°44°
Tue 72°51°
Wed 65°49° 64%
Thu 68°54° 64%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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