Amherst Mountains Community Forest
Partridge Pond & Ducktail Pond Trail via Partridge Pond Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 57 min
Partridge Pond & Ducktail Pond Trail via Partridge Pond Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Amherst Mountains Community Forest near Amherst, ME. The route reaches Partridge Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 305 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Partridge Pond & Ducktail Pond Trail via Partridge Pond Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 57 min
Elevation 287–608 ft
Out & Back · Amherst Mountains Community Forest
Trailhead: Ducktail Pond Trail · 44.85725, -68.38420
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 59° · precip 18% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start on Ducktail Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Partridge Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Partridge Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Ducktail Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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