Schoodic Head–Overlook, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Schoodic Head–Overlook, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Birch Harbor, ME. The route passes East Viewpoint, Schoodic Head and Overlook. It climbs 1,314 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Schoodic Head–Overlook, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 45–438 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: East Trail · 44.35217, -68.04720
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 71°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass East Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Schoodic Head.
- 50 ftPass Overlook.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Schoodic Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto East Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 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 0.4 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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