Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve
North Loop Trail & West Side Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 54 min
North Loop Trail & West Side Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve near Blue Hill, ME. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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North Loop Trail & West Side Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 54 min
Elevation 75–216 ft
Out & Back · Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Penny's Preserve Trailhead · 44.41427, -68.56599
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 19% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start on West Side Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right 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 West Side 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 ftBear left onto West Side Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 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 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 8 min before dark.
More from Penny's Preserve Trailhead Trailhead
- Peters Brook Trail & West Side Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft
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