AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Oak Pond

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Oak Pond is a 4-mile out-and-back near Deblois, ME. The route reaches Oak Pond. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 276 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.77323, -67.93215
Nearest town Deblois, ME
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Oak Pond

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 246–277 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.77323, -67.93215

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miPass Oak Pond.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach Oak Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/oak-pond-oak-pond-out-back-6-km-8241

Weather

Sunrise 5:58 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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