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Frenchboro Preserve

Whale Beach & Frenchboro Preserve Beach via Upper Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Whale Beach & Frenchboro Preserve Beach via Upper Road is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Frenchboro Preserve near Frenchboro, ME. The route passes Whale Beach before reaching Frenchboro Preserve Beach at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 393 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 144 ft13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Road 44.11513, -68.35977
Nearest town Frenchboro, ME
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Whale Beach & Frenchboro Preserve Beach via Upper Road

13.7 mi · ▲ 393 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Elevation 8–145 ft

Out & Back · Frenchboro Preserve

Trailhead: Upper Road · 44.11513, -68.35977

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Frenchboro Ferry Terminal stop 726 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 6 miPass Whale Beach.
  5. 50 ftPass Frenchboro Preserve Beach.
  6. 0.3 miReach Whale Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 6.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 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/whale-beach-frenchboro-preserve-beach-out-back-3-beaches-22-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:01 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Frenchboro Ferry Terminal stop 726 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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