Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Hothole Pond via Diamond Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Hothole Pond via Diamond Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near Winkumpaugh Corners, ME. The route reaches Hothole Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 279 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Diamond Road 44.60406, -68.63855
Nearest town Winkumpaugh Corners, ME

Directions

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Hothole Pond via Diamond Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 31–277 ft

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

Trailhead: Diamond Road · 44.60406, -68.63855

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Diamond Road, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 1.3 miReach Hothole Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F60°
Precip15%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity88%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 66°57°
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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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