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Swetts Pond–Snowmobile Trail #2 Orrington, 3 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Swetts Pond–Snowmobile Trail #2 Orrington, 3 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near South Brewer, ME. The route reaches Swetts Pond at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 438 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 292 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Snowmobile Trail #2 Orrington 44.75791, -68.78380
Nearest town South Brewer, ME
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Swetts Pond–Snowmobile Trail #2 Orrington, 3 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 75–293 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Snowmobile Trail #2 Orrington · 44.75791, -68.78380

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Snowmobile Trail #2 Orrington, heading SW.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Trail #1 Orrington, heading S.
  6. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miReach Swetts Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Trail #1 Orrington, heading N.
  9. 3.9 miContinue straight onto Snowmobile Trail #2 Orrington, heading NW.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/swetts-pond-swetts-pond-out-back-4-sights-17-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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