Pocket Field Sunset Point & Pocket Field Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 45 min
Pocket Field Sunset Point & Pocket Field Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Fields Pond Audubon Center near Holden, ME. The route reaches Pocket Field Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pocket Field Sunset Point & Pocket Field Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 45 min
Elevation 241–430 ft
Out & Back · Fields Pond Audubon Center
Trailhead: Pocket Field Trail · 44.73758, -68.71740
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on Pocket Field Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Middle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pocket Field Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Pocket Field Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Middle Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pocket Field Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
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- Pocket Field Trail & Shelterwood Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 483 ft
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