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Upper Hadlock Pond–Giant Slide Trail, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Upper Hadlock Pond–Giant Slide Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Hall Quarry, ME. The route reaches Upper Hadlock Pond. It climbs 1,192 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 755 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail 44.35019, -68.30186
Nearest town Hall Quarry, ME
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Upper Hadlock Pond–Giant Slide Trail, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,192 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 49–756 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Giant Slide Trail · 44.35019, -68.30186

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 75°F / low 62° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Giant Slide Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Maple Spring Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
  8. 100 ftSharp right onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Carriage Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftPass Upper Hadlock Pond.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftReach Upper Hadlock Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp left onto Carriage Road, heading N.
  18. 100 ftBear right onto Hadlock Ponds Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hadlock Brook Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maple Spring Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Giant Slide Trail, heading N.
  24. 1.5 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/upper-hadlock-pond-out-back

Trail surface

8% gravel92% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 75°F62°
Precip13%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity91%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.6″ 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 66°56°
Sun 66°52°
Mon 76°48°
Tue 74°56°
Wed 62°52° 60%
Thu 70°54° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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