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Swetts Pond & Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington

3.2 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Swetts Pond & Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Orrington Center, ME. The route reaches Swetts Pond. It climbs 400 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 299 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington 44.70329, -68.78732
Nearest town Orrington Center, ME
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Swetts Pond & Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington

3.2 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 71–299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington · 44.70329, -68.78732

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

  1. Start on Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Swetts Pond.
  3. 1.6 miReach Swetts Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/swetts-pond-snowmobile-trail-5-orrington-out-back-5-km

Weather

FogTemperature 77°F62°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity89%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°60° 1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 10% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 9% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Sat 66°56°
Sun 65°51° 15%
Mon 78°45°
Tue 74°53°
Wed 65°50° 62%
Thu 65°54° 62%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 9 min before dark.

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