Long Pond–Beech Cliff Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Long Pond–Beech Cliff Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Southwest Harbor, ME. The route passes Long Pond and Beech Cliff Viewpoint before reaching Echo Lake Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 921 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Long Pond–Beech Cliff Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 62–732 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Beech West Ridge Trail · 44.30025, -68.34978
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Beech West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Beech Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Beech Cliff Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Beech Cliff Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Echo Lake Beach.
- 150 ftReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Beech Mountain Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Beech West Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Beech West Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Mansell Mountain–Long Pond Loop, 6 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 880 ft
- Beech Mountain–Long Pond Loop, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 796 ft
- Long Pond–Echo Lake, 8 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,262 ft
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