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Penobscot Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 5 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Penobscot Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 5 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Asticou, ME. The route passes Hadlock Falls, Sargent Mountain Pond, Sargent Mountain Pond and Penobscot Mountain. It climbs 2,180 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 27%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Goat Trail 44.32593, -68.29145
Nearest town Asticou, ME
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Penobscot Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 5 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 240–1,220 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Goat Trail · 44.32593, -68.29145

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hadlock Brook Trail, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading N.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftPass Hadlock Falls.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miPass Sargent Mountain Pond.
  9. 100 ftSharp right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miPass Sargent Mountain Pond.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miPass Penobscot Mountain.
  13. 0.9 miSharp left onto Spring Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Carriage Road, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Seaside Path, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miReach Penobscot Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Seaside Path, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Carriage Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miSharp right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading W.
  24. 1.1 miTurn right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SW.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading W.
  29. 300 ftContinue straight onto Parkman Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftArrive 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/penobscot-mountain-hadlock-falls-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

29% rock20% gravel11% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F61°
Precip14%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity93%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Sat 65°55°
Sun 65°51°
Mon 75°47°
Tue 73°55°
Wed 61°51° 60%
Thu 69°53° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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