Walden-Parke Preserve

Pushaw Lake–Snowmobile Pushaw Lake Crossing, 4 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 5 hr

Pushaw Lake–Snowmobile Pushaw Lake Crossing, 4 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Walden-Parke Preserve near Stillwater Avenue, ME. The route reaches Pushaw Lake. It climbs 331 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 259 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85328, -68.74348
Nearest town Stillwater Avenue, ME

Directions

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Pushaw Lake–Snowmobile Pushaw Lake Crossing, 4 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 331 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 112–258 ft

Out & Back · Walden-Parke Preserve

Trailhead: 44.85328, -68.74348

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading N.
  6. 3.1 miBear right onto Snowmobile Trail 2 Glenburn, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Snowmobile Trail 7 Glenburn, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miPass Pushaw Lake.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Snowmobile Pushaw Lake Crossing, heading NE.
  10. 1 miReach Pushaw Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Trail 7 Glenburn, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left onto Snowmobile Trail 2 Glenburn, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miBear left onto Snowmobile Bangor Trail, heading NE.
  14. 3.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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