Second Pond & Big Hill Drive
2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 49 min
Second Pond & Big Hill Drive is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Lucerne-in-Maine, ME. The route reaches Second Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Second Pond & Big Hill Drive
2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 49 min
Elevation 418–500 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Big Hill Drive · 44.70937, -68.59964
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 74°F / low 60° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on Big Hill Drive, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Second Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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