Horseshoe Pond Loop via Long Pond Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Horseshoe Pond Loop via Long Pond Road is a 1.9-mile loop near Cherryfield, ME. The route reaches Horseshoe Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Horseshoe Pond Loop via Long Pond Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min
Elevation 255–273 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 44.70500, -67.90768
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 59° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Horseshoe Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Long Pond Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.
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- West Pike Brook Pond 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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