Middle Mountain–Perry Creek, 9 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Middle Mountain–Perry Creek, 9 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in A.W. Smith Preserve near North Haven, ME. The route passes Middle Mountain and Perry Creek. It climbs 516 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Middle Mountain–Perry Creek, 9 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 8–210 ft
Out & Back · A.W. Smith Preserve
Trailhead: 44.10068, -68.88894
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Middle Mountain.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Indian Ladder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Shore Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Perry Creek.
- 100 ftBear left onto Perry Creek Trails, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Round the Rocks Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Midcreek Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Scenic Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Roy Dyer Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Middle Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Scenic Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Midcreek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Perry Creek Trails, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto South Shore Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Fox Rocks Trails, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Middle Mountain–Perry Creek, 6 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft
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