Mountain Pond

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Trail through wooded hillsides and forest leading to the edge of a quaint pond.

Trail Activity

Length

2.90 miles, Round Trip

Difficulty

Moderate

Towns

Rangeley Plt, Sandy River Plt

Surface

Dirt/Forest Floor, Gravel/Crushed Stone

Pets

Permitted

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Description

The trail (red blazed) begins with a gentle climb up a wooded hillside. Upon reaching a gravel road, the trail doglegs right for about 100 yards along the road, then turns left and re-enters the woods again. Follow the trail up through the woods and into a coniferous forest. The trail turns right, climbs along a wooded ridge, and descends to the shore of Mountain Pond.

Other Information

This trail crosses privately owned land and is open to the public through the generosity of the landowner. Please respect trail and land to ensure that the trail can remain open for public use; stay on the established trail, carry out all trash, follow instructions on signage, and do not disturb plants or wildlife. Thank you for doing your part to keep this land available for public use.

Trail maintained by TRAC volunteers.

Trail Manager

For more information contact:

T.R.A.C. (Trails for Rangeley Area Coalition)
Rangeley, Maine

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Trail Tips

Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces

Stick to established trails and campsites. If there's no trail, try to walk on rock, gravel, or snow and spread out so that your group doesn't create a trail.

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Trailhead Information

From Rangeley, follow Route 4 south for 4.5 miles. Turn right on to Edelheid Road and proceed about a half mile to utility pole #13. The trailhead is on the right. Park along the road.

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Comments (2)

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kennebago

May 30, 2023

Nice trail through the woods to a pretty, remote pond. About 55 minutes in, 35 minutes out at a medium/fast pace. Some sections are steep. Main trail was in great shape, easy to follow the red blazes, though the trail around the pond that leads to Mud Pond was not cleared (you could bushwhack through it, we chose not to). Parked on the side of the road next to the trailhead. Saw just a couple other hikers on a busy holiday weekend, nice and quiet.

iceflame

July 25, 2017

Went up on a Sunday this past weekend with a couple friends- didn't see any other hikers. Pretty straight forward trail with some decent elevation at the beginning- definitely a 'moderate' level hike. Saw a few moose droppings on the way up, but the only actual wildlife were a handful brown snakes we saw periodically. I think this hike took us ~2 hours, including spending maybe 20-30 minutes at the top. At the pond, there are paths around either side of the pond, but they were mostly overgrown and tough to navigate. No real views of other mountain ranges at the end of the trail due to trees, but the pond itself was pristine.. Did not swim in the pond though, just not hot enough.

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