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Penobscot Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 7 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 2,198 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Penobscot Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 7 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Asticou, ME. The route passes Hadlock Falls, Sargent Mountain Pond, Sargent Mountain Pond and Penobscot Mountain. It climbs 2,198 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 1,221 ft · steepest grade: 41%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.32944, -68.29305
Nearest town Asticou, ME
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Penobscot Mountain–Hadlock Falls, 7 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 2,198 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 154–1,220 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.32944, -68.29305

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Carriage Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  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 SE.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Seaside Path, heading S.
  19. 300 ftTurn left onto Carriage Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miReach Penobscot Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Seaside Path, heading NW.
  22. 300 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading W.
  23. 300 ftBear right onto Seaside Path, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Carriage Trail, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miSharp right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  28. 1.1 miTurn right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.7 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading SW.
  31. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miSharp right onto Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road, heading W.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/penobscot-mountain-hadlock-falls-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

34% gravel24% rock10% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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