AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fields Pond Audubon Center

Pocket Field Trail & Shelterwood Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr

Pocket Field Trail & Shelterwood Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Fields Pond Audubon Center near Holden, ME. It climbs 483 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 466 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pocket Field Trail 44.73758, -68.71740
Nearest town Holden, ME
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Pocket Field Trail & Shelterwood Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 483 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 265–466 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

  1. Start on Pocket Field Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Shelterwood Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miReach Pocket Field Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Pocket Field Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 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/pocket-field-trail-out-back

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F61°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity88%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 6 AM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:08 PM
Sat 65°56°
Sun 67°50° 15%
Mon 77°44°
Tue 73°53°
Wed 64°49° 62%
Thu 65°53° 62%

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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