Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)
Hothole Pond–Flag Hill Tote Road, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Hothole Pond–Flag Hill Tote Road, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near East Orland, ME. The route reaches Hothole Pond at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 953 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hothole Pond–Flag Hill Tote Road, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 953 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 31–618 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
- Start on Hillside Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Oak Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Flag Hill Tote Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Diamond Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miReach Hothole Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Flag Hill Tote Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hillside Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Oak Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hillside Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Hillside Trail Trailhead
- Flag Hill–Flag Hill Tote Road & Trail, 5 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft
- Flying Moose Mountain–Flag Hill Tote Road, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft
- Hillside Trail & Mead Mtn Trail via Diamond Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft
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