South Bubble–Bubble Pond, 4 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Otter Creek, ME. The route passes Bubble Pond before reaching South Bubble at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 2,971 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi331 – 1,506 ft · steepest grade: 44%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cadillac South Ridge Trail 44.34964, -68.22891
Nearest town Otter Creek, ME
Directions
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South Bubble–Bubble Pond, 4 sights
6.1 mi · ▲ 2,971 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 331–1,505 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cadillac South Ridge Trail · 44.34964, -68.22891
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bubble Pond.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Bubbles Divide, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Bubbles Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach South Bubble, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bubbles Divide, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% rock38% dirt12% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:02 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cadillac South Ridge Trail Trailhead
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- Dorr Mountain–Cadillac Mountain Loop, 6 summits 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft
- Cadillac South Ridge Viewpoint–The Featherbed, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,466 ft
- Bubble Pond–Eagle Lake, 5 lakes 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft
- Jordan Pond–Bubble Pond, 7 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 3,621 ft
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