South Bubble–Jordan Pond, 10 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Hulls Cove, ME. The route passes Witch Hole Pond, Halfmoon Pond, Eagle Lake and 2 more. It climbs 1,909 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi72 – 869 ft · steepest grade: 47%14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector 44.40902, -68.24915
Nearest town Hulls Cove, ME
Directions
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South Bubble–Jordan Pond, 10 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 1,909 ft · 5 hr 45 min
Elevation 73–868 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector · 44.40902, -68.24915
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 65°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Witch Hole Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Halfmoon Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Lake.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Connors Nubble Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bubbles Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bubbles Divide, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bubbles Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass South Bubble.
- 0.3 miPass Jordan Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Jordan Pond Carry, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Jordan Pond Path, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach South Bubble, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Jordan Pond Carry, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bubbles Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bubbles Divide, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bubbles Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Connors Nubble Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Paradise Hill Carriage Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
62% gravel24% dirt6% rock8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 65°F56°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Sun
66°52°
Mon
77°46°
Tue
70°50°
Wed
64°45°
61%
Thu
73°51°
61%
Fri
62°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: stop 135 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hulls Cove Visitor Center Connector Trailhead
- Witch Hole Pond–Duck Brook Falls, 7 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 11 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,896 ft
- Eagle Lake–Witch Hole Pond, 7 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft
- Hadlock Falls–Sargent Mountain Pond, 9 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
- Birch Spring–Sargent Mountain Pond, 10 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,031 ft
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