Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail
6 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Schoodic Bog Preserve near Schoodic, ME. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail
6 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 181–328 ft
Out & Back · Schoodic Bog Preserve
Trailhead: Schoodic Bog Road · 44.55581, -68.16267
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start on Schoodic Bog Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Schoodic Bog Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Schoodic Bog Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 12 min before dark.
More from Schoodic Bog Road Trailhead
- Down East Sunrise Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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