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Rolland F. Perry City Forest

Pushaw Lake–East / West Loop, 5 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Pushaw Lake–East / West Loop, 5 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Rolland F. Perry City Forest near Stillwater Avenue, ME. The route reaches Pushaw Lake at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 254 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 197 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East / West Loop 44.86257, -68.72872
Nearest town Stillwater Avenue, ME
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Pushaw Lake–East / West Loop, 5 sights

14.2 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 112–197 ft

Out & Back · Rolland F. Perry City Forest

Trailhead: East / West Loop · 44.86257, -68.72872

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East / West Loop, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading NW.
  5. 3.1 miBear right onto Snowmobile Trail 2 Glenburn, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right onto Snowmobile Trail 7 Glenburn, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miReach Pushaw Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Trail 2 Glenburn, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miBear left onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading E.
  10. 3.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Forest Loop, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto East / West Loop, heading NE.
  13. 1.1 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/pushaw-lake-east-west-loop-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

16% gravel84% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 76°F62°
Precip16%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity87%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 12 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Sat 67°57°
Sun 68°51° 15%
Mon 78°45°
Tue 74°53°
Wed 65°50° 62%
Thu 66°55° 62%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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