AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lead Mountain & Bear Pond Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Lead Mountain & Bear Pond Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Beddington, ME. The route reaches Lead Mountain at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,198 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 1,467 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84334, -68.06791
Nearest town Beddington, ME
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Lead Mountain & Bear Pond Road

5.8 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 271–1,467 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.84334, -68.06791

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 73°F / low 58° · precip 18% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start on Cc Road, heading W.
  2. 2.9 miReach Lead Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.9 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/lead-mountain-bear-pond-road-out-back-9-km

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 73°F58°
Precip18%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 18% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat 65°55°
Sun 64°51° 15%
Mon 75°45°
Tue 72°51°
Wed 65°48° 64%
Thu 69°54° 64%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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