Penobscot Mountain–Jordan Pond, 5 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Penobscot Mountain–Jordan Pond, 5 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Seal Harbor, ME. The route passes Jordan Pond and Sargent Mountain Pond before reaching Penobscot Mountain at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 1,364 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 1,184 ft · steepest grade: 46%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bubbles Divide 44.34113, -68.25055
Nearest town Seal Harbor, ME

Directions

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Penobscot Mountain–Jordan Pond, 5 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 1,364 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 272–1,186 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bubbles Divide · 44.34113, -68.25055

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bubbles Divide, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Jordan Pond Path, heading W.
  3. 50 ftPass Jordan Pond.
  4. 350 ftTurn right onto Deer Brook Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miPass Sargent Mountain Pond.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miReach Penobscot Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Deer Brook Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto Jordan Pond Path, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftTurn left onto Bubbles Divide, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

49% dirt24% rock14% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:01 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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