House Point–Middle Beach, 5 beaches
6.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 25 min
House Point–Middle Beach, 5 beaches is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Frenchboro Preserve near Frenchboro, ME. The route passes Middle Beach, Big Beach, Little Beach and House Point. It climbs 296 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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House Point–Middle Beach, 5 beaches
6.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 10–215 ft
Out & Back · Frenchboro Preserve
Trailhead: 44.11584, -68.35304
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 59°F / low 55° · precip 18% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miPass Middle Beach.
- 50 ftPass Big Beach.
- 50 ftPass Little Beach.
- 50 ftPass House Point.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Gooseberry Point Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach House Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 2.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- House Point–Middle Beach, 4 beaches 4.9 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Whale Beach & Frenchboro Preserve Beach 13.1 mi · ▲ 525 ft
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