Essex Street Recreation Area

Loop Road & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop

7.8 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Loop Road & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Essex Street Recreation Area near Stillwater Avenue, ME. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 171 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82537, -68.75986
Nearest town Stillwater Avenue, ME

Directions

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Loop Road & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop

7.8 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 103–172 ft

Out & Back · Essex Street Recreation Area

Trailhead: 44.82537, -68.75986

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftBear right onto Loop Road, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach North Forest Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading SE.
  14. 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 surface

2% gravel98% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F61°
Precip17%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity87%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 12 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat 67°57°
Sun 69°51° 15%
Mon 78°45°
Tue 74°54°
Wed 66°49° 61%
Thu 66°55° 61%

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