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Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Mead Mtn Trail & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Mead Mtn Trail & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) near Winkumpaugh Corners, ME. It climbs 1,398 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi102 – 633 ft · steepest grade: 28%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.61107, -68.63903
Nearest town Winkumpaugh Corners, ME
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Mead Mtn Trail & Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport via Diamond Road

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 101–633 ft

Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Trailhead: 44.61107, -68.63903

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 56° · precip 8% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Diamond Road, heading S.
  4. 1.5 miTurn right onto Mead Mtn Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.7 miReach Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left onto Diamond Road, heading NE.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right onto Snowmobile Flag Hill Bucksport, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 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/mead-mtn-trail-out-back

Trail surface

41% dirt4% gravel55% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F56°
Precip8%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sun 64°51°
Mon 77°45°
Tue 74°54°
Wed 64°50° 65%
Thu 65°54° 65%
Fri 63°43°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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