AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lower Cranberry Lake

4.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Lower Cranberry Lake is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Fletcher Field, ME. The route reaches Lower Cranberry Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 453 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.92428, -67.92157
Nearest town Fletcher Field, ME
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Lower Cranberry Lake

4.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 291–453 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.92428, -67.92157

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 58° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 2.3 miReach Lower Cranberry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-cranberry-lake-out-back-7-km-f71e

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F58°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity89%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain4 AM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Sat 64°56°
Sun 63°51° 16%
Mon 76°45°
Tue 71°51°
Wed 65°48° 64%
Thu 70°54° 64%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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