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Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Johnson Brook Sunset Point & Johnson Brook Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Johnson Brook Sunset Point & Johnson Brook Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Crocker Turn, ME. The route reaches Johnson Brook Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi138 – 240 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Johnson Brook Trail 44.98162, -68.51765
Nearest town Crocker Turn, ME
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Johnson Brook Sunset Point & Johnson Brook Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 139–238 ft

Out & Back · Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Johnson Brook Trail · 44.98162, -68.51765

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 72°F / low 61° · precip 22% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Johnson Brook Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miPass Johnson Brook Sunset Point.
  3. 1.4 miReach Johnson Brook Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/johnson-brook-sunset-point-johnson-brook-trail-out-back-6-km

Weather

FogTemperature 72°F61°
Precip22%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity91%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 3% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 22% rain5 PM: 7% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 66°58°
Sun 67°50° 15%
Mon 77°44°
Tue 73°52°
Wed 65°49° 64%
Thu 67°54° 64%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Crocker Turn, Maine