Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)
Hothole Pond & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road
5.9 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Hothole Pond & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near Winkumpaugh Corners, ME. The route reaches Hothole Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 718 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hothole Pond & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road
5.9 mi · ▲ 718 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 31–491 ft
Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)
Trailhead: 44.61107, -68.63903
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 56° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Diamond Road, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Hothole Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Flying Moose Tote Road & Trail via Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport 3.3 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Diamond Road & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport 4.4 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Flag Hill–Flag Hill Tote Road & Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 826 ft
- Flag Hill Tote Road–Hillside Trail, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,177 ft
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