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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Loop Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach North Forest Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading SE.
- 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°
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%
More from this trailhead
- Snowmobile Bangor Trail 6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Snowmobile Bangor Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 32 ft
- Snowmobile Bangor Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Arboretum Trail & North Forest Loop via East / West Loop 8.4 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Veazie Railroad via Snowmobile Bangor Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Deer Trail–Grouse Trail, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 91 ft
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