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Parkman Mountain–Upper Hadlock Pond Loop, 8 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Parkman Mountain–Upper Hadlock Pond Loop, 8 sights is a 5.4-mile loop near Asticou, ME. The route passes Lower Hadlock Pond, Upper Hadlock Pond, Upper Hadlock Pond and Parkman Mountain. It climbs 1,410 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 34%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hadlock Ponds Trail 44.30851, -68.29064
Nearest town Asticou, ME
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Parkman Mountain–Upper Hadlock Pond Loop, 8 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 185–965 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Hadlock Ponds Trail · 44.30851, -68.29064

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lower Hadlock Pond.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Norumbega Mountain Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miPass Upper Hadlock Pond.
  6. 0.3 miPass Upper Hadlock Pond.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Carriage Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maple Spring Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Grandgent Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miPass Parkman Mountain.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  17. 400 ftTurn left onto Bald Peak Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miSharp right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading S.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Norumbega Mountain Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/parkman-mountain-loop

Trail surface

8% gravel92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:01 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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