Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve
North Loop Trail & Peters Brook Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 53 min
North Loop Trail & Peters Brook Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve near Blue Hill, ME. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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North Loop Trail & Peters Brook Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 53 min
Elevation 17–216 ft
Out & Back · Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Peters Brook Trailhead · 44.41438, -68.57081
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Peters Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Albion Meadow Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Brookside Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto North Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Peters Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Brookside Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Albion Meadow Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Peters Brook Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Peters Brook Trailhead Trailhead
- East Side Trail–Peters Brook Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 178 ft
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