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Schoodic Bog Preserve

Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Schoodic Bog Preserve near Schoodic, ME. It climbs 308 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi184 – 328 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.56729, -68.13264
Nearest town Schoodic, ME
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Schoodic Bog Trail via Down East Sunrise Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 184–328 ft

Out & Back · Schoodic Bog Preserve

Trailhead: 44.56729, -68.13264

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 13% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Schoodic Bog Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miReach Schoodic Bog Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miTurn right onto Down East Sunrise Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/schoodic-bog-trail-out-back-8-km-eacc

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F60°
Precip13%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Sat 66°56°
Sun 65°51°
Mon 76°45°
Tue 73°52°
Wed 64°49° 61%
Thu 70°54° 61%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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