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Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve

North Forest Loop & Veazie Railroad

6.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 15 min

North Forest Loop & Veazie Railroad is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve near Stillwater Avenue, ME. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 259 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85328, -68.74348
Nearest town Stillwater Avenue, ME
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North Forest Loop & Veazie Railroad

6.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 124–258 ft

Out & Back · Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve

Trailhead: 44.85328, -68.74348

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto North Forest Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Rock Bridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Veazie Railroad, heading N.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Walden Parke Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Veazie Railroad, heading N.
  10. 1.6 miReach North Forest Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Walden Parke Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Veazie Railroad, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Rock Bridge Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto North Forest Loop, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 350 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/north-forest-loop-out-back

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F61°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity86%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 12 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 7% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat 67°57°
Sun 68°50° 15%
Mon 78°44°
Tue 73°53°
Wed 65°49° 62%
Thu 65°54° 62%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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