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Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve

Peters Brook Trail & West Side Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 55 min

Peters Brook Trail & West Side Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve near Blue Hill, ME. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 184 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Penny's Preserve Trailhead 44.41427, -68.56599
Nearest town Blue Hill, ME
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Peters Brook Trail & West Side Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 55 min

Elevation 17–183 ft

Out & Back · Peter's Brook & Penny's Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Penny's Preserve Trailhead · 44.41427, -68.56599

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on West Side Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Peters Brook Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miReach West Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto West Side Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miArrive 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/peters-brook-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:01 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 8 min before dark.

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