AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Schoodic Head–Overlook, 5 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Schoodic Head–Overlook, 5 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Birch Harbor, ME. The route passes Schoodic Head and Overlook before reaching East Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,307 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 440 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bunker Harbor Bike Path 44.37798, -68.03698
Nearest town Birch Harbor, ME
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Schoodic Head–Overlook, 5 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 28–438 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bunker Harbor Bike Path · 44.37798, -68.03698

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 13% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bunker Harbor Bike Path, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.9 miPass Schoodic Head.
  5. 50 ftPass Overlook.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto East Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miPass East Viewpoint.
  8. 100 ftReach Schoodic Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.9 miTurn right onto Birch Harbor Mountain Bike Path, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bunker Harbor Bike Path, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 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-head-overlook-out-back-5-sights-11-km-cd85

Trail surface

32% gravel12% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F60°
Precip13%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity91%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Sat 67°57°
Sun 67°52°
Mon 71°49°
Tue 70°54°
Wed 62°52° 59%
Thu 68°55° 59%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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