Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Schoodic Bog Preserve near Schoodic, ME. It climbs 283 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 183–328 ft
Out & Back · Schoodic Bog Preserve
Trailhead: Tamarack Lane · 44.56359, -68.16372
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 15% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn 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.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Tamarack Lane Trailhead
- Black Mountain Road & Schoodic Mountain Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,958 ft
- Great Pond via Down East Sunrise Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 188 ft
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