Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land
Wizard Pond–Black Mountain Road, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Wizard Pond–Black Mountain Road, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land near Schoodic, ME. The route reaches Wizard Pond. It climbs 1,839 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Wizard Pond–Black Mountain Road, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 231–1,062 ft
Out & Back · Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land
Trailhead: Donnell Pond Road · 44.57385, -68.13034
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 60° · precip 13% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Donnell Pond Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Black Cliff Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Black Mt. Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Caribou Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wizard Pond.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Black Mountain Road, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Wizard Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Caribou Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Black Mt. Summit Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Black Cliff Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Donnell Pond Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Donnell Pond Road Trailhead
- Donnell Pond–Schoodic Beach Loop, 3 beaches 1.8 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Wizard Pond–Black Mt. Summit Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 972 ft
- Donnell Pond–Black Beach, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,829 ft
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