West Pike Brook Pond
3.2 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 5 min
West Pike Brook Pond is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Cherryfield, ME. The route passes West Pike Brook Pond before reaching West Pike Brook Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 32 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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West Pike Brook Pond
3.2 mi · ▲ 32 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 223–272 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.70469, -67.90959
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 73°F / low 59° · precip 12% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass West Pike Brook Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach West Pike Brook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:35 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Horseshoe Pond Loop via Long Pond Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- West Pike Brook Pond 2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- West Pike Brook Pond 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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