Joy Road Extension
6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Joy Road Extension is a 6-mile out-and-back near Washington Junction, ME. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Joy Road Extension
6 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 58–193 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Down East Sunrise Trail · 44.55386, -68.37971
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Washington Junction stop 23 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Down East Sunrise Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Joy Road Extension, heading SE.
- 2.1 miReach Joy Road Extension, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Washington Junction stop 23 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Down East Sunrise Trail Trailhead
- Down East Sunrise Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Down East Sunrise Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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