Schoodic Head–Overlook, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Schoodic Head–Overlook, 6 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Birch Harbor, ME. The route passes Schoodic Head and Overlook before reaching East Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 910 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Schoodic Head–Overlook, 6 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 910 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 29–438 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wonsqueak Bike Path · 44.36391, -68.03877
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Mountain Brook Bike Path, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miPass Schoodic Head.
- 50 ftPass Overlook.
- 100 ftTurn left onto East Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass East Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Schoodic Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Buck Cove Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mountain Brook Bike Path, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Wonsqueak Bike Path, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 1.7 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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