Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Stuart Gross Sunset Point–Connector Trail, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 56 min
Stuart Gross Sunset Point–Connector Trail, 4 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East) near East Orland, ME. The route reaches Stuart Gross Sunset Point. It climbs 398 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Stuart Gross Sunset Point–Connector Trail, 4 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 56 min
Elevation 318–698 ft
Out & Back · Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East)
Trailhead: Connector Trail · 44.59587, -68.68099
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
- Start on Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Stuart Gross Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Stuart Gross Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Capstone Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Stuart Gross Sunset Point.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hay Ledges Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Connector Trail Trailhead
- Connector Trail–Dead River Road, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 227 ft
- Capstone Sunset Point–Alamoosook Lake, 6 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 675 ft
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