AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Otter Pond & Beech Hill Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr

Otter Pond & Beech Hill Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Lower Beddington, ME. The route reaches Otter Pond. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 338 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.83354, -67.93692
Nearest town Lower Beddington, ME
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Otter Pond & Beech Hill Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 275–338 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.83354, -67.93692

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 58° · precip 16% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miPass Otter Pond.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left onto Beech Hill Road, heading NW.
  4. 1 miReach Otter Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1.9 miArrive 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/otter-pond-out-back-e336

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F58°
Precip16%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity90%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 2% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 11% rain6 PM: 11% rain7 PM: 7% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 7% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Sat 64°55°
Sun 63°51°
Mon 76°46°
Tue 71°51°
Wed 65°48° 63%
Thu 70°55° 63%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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