Middle Mountain–Perry Creek, 6 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Middle Mountain–Perry Creek, 6 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in A.W. Smith Preserve near North Haven, ME. The route passes Middle Mountain and Perry Creek. It climbs 412 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Middle Mountain–Perry Creek, 6 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 15–210 ft
Out & Back · A.W. Smith Preserve
Trailhead: 44.10068, -68.88894
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 70°F / low 58° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Middle Mountain.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Fox Rocks Trails, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Middle Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto South Shore Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Perry Creek.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Indian Ladder Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Fox Rocks Trails, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Long Cove Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Middle Mountain–Perry Creek, 9 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 516 ft
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