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Lower Hadlock Pond–Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, 5 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Lower Hadlock Pond–Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, 5 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Asticou, ME. The route reaches Lower Hadlock Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,319 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.32944, -68.29305
Nearest town Asticou, ME
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Lower Hadlock Pond–Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, 5 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 185–843 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.32944, -68.29305

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Norumbega Mountain Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftReach Lower Hadlock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Norumbega Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Carriage Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-hadlock-pond-lower-hadlock-pond-out-back-6-sights-7-km

Trail surface

11% gravel89% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F61°
Precip14%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Sat 65°55°
Sun 65°51°
Mon 75°47°
Tue 73°55°
Wed 61°51° 60%
Thu 69°53° 60%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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