Loop Road–Main Road, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Loop Road–Main Road, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Rolland F. Perry City Forest near Stillwater Avenue, ME. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Loop Road–Main Road, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 131–171 ft
Out & Back · Rolland F. Perry City Forest
Trailhead: East / West Loop · 44.85849, -68.73598
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Main Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lynx Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Loop Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto East / West Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Main Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Veazie Railroad, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Main Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Main Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Loop Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lynx Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Main Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 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 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from East / West Loop Trailhead
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- Bog trail–Deer Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East / West Loop & Moose Trail Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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