Perry Creek–Fox Rocks Trails, 7 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Perry Creek–Fox Rocks Trails, 7 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in A.W. Smith Preserve near North Haven, ME. The route reaches Perry Creek. It climbs 275 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Perry Creek–Fox Rocks Trails, 7 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 8–205 ft
Out & Back · A.W. Smith Preserve
Trailhead: Fox Rocks Trails · 44.10552, -68.87968
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 21% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on Fox Rocks Trails, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Ladder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Shore Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Perry Creek.
- 100 ftBear left onto Perry Creek Trails, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Ridge Trail Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Midcreek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Round the Rocks Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Perry Creek Trails, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto South Shore Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Fox Rocks Trails, heading E.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 13 min before dark.
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