Long Pond–Echo Lake, 10 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,615 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Long Pond–Echo Lake, 10 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Hall Quarry, ME. The route passes Echo Lake Beach, Echo Lake, Canada Cliff and 2 more. It climbs 1,615 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Long Pond–Echo Lake, 10 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,615 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 62–732 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Echo Lake Beach Road · 44.31324, -68.33685
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Echo Lake Beach.
- 50 ftPass Echo Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Canada Cliff.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Canada Cliffs Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Beech Mountain Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Beech West Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Long Pond.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Cold Brook Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Gilley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass The Resevoir.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sluiceway Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Gilley Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Cold Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Long Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Beech West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Beech Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Canada Cliffs Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 1.4 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Echo Lake Beach Road Trailhead
- Beech Mountain Viewpoint–Echo Lake, 5 beaches 2.7 mi · ▲ 634 ft
- Beech Mountain–Echo Lake Loop, 10 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Long Pond–Echo Lake, 7 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft
- Beech Mountain–Long Pond, 10 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,270 ft
- Mansell Mountain–Long Pond Loop, 13 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 2,010 ft
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