Sunset view–Bubble Pond, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Otter Creek, ME. The route passes Bubble Pond before reaching Sunset view at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 1,145 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly rock. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi331 – 1,506 ft · steepest grade: 48%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Carriage Road 44.34982, -68.24125
Nearest town Otter Creek, ME
Directions
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Sunset view–Bubble Pond, 3 sights
2.2 mi · ▲ 1,145 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 331–1,505 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Carriage Road · 44.34982, -68.24125
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 14% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bubble Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Cadillac Mountain East-West Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Sunset view, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% rock5% paved1% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F60°
Precip14%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity89%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sat
64°56°
Sun
67°52°
Mon
75°47°
Tue
73°55°
Wed
61°51°
60%
Thu
69°53°
60%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Carriage Road Trailhead
- Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 4 viewpoints 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft
- Barr Hill–Jordan Pond, 5 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,197 ft
- Sargent Mountain–Jordan Pond, 10 sights 10 mi · ▲ 4,408 ft
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