Maine hiking trails - Great Head Trail, Hancock County
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Latitude: 44.32972 Longitude: -68.17806
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| | Maine has lots of outdoors activities. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in nature a bit and if you happen to be in Hancock County of Maine, Great Head Trail is a great local trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. During the summer highs here at Great Head Trail reach the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures drop down into the 50's. All through the winter highs are in the 30's, and overnight lows in the 10's for Great Head Trail. Bear Brook is one of the streams close by that might be worth going to, and beaches are nice |
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and Hunters Beach is no exception. Great Head Trail is a great location to visit for more than one day, Blackwoods Campground is a great location to camp nearby, and Newport Cove is very near and is a good location to take a look at. There's some flowing water nearby, Otter Creek
| is a stream you can explore during your stay. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Great Head Trail has to offer, you can camp at Mt. Desert Narrows Camping Resort. Great Head Trail sees pretty high levels of precipitation; through the month of November you get the most rain around here, and August is the month with the least moisture. Old Whale Ledge is a great site to look at, and Sand Beach is a beach nearby that you can explore. If you fancy the outdoors, you'll like Great Head Trail. If you haven’t been to Acadia National Park, you have to schedule some time for it since you're here.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Great Head Trail. |
| | Trails Near Great Head Trail:
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The Beehive Trail, Hancock County
, 1 miles away |
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Bowl Trail, Hancock County
, 1 miles away |
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North Gorham Mountain Trail, Hancock County
, 1 miles away |
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South Gorham Mountain Trail, Hancock County
, 1 miles away |
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Gorham Mountain Trail, Hancock County
, 1 miles away |
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Precipice Trail, Hancock County
, 1 miles away |
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Champlain Mountain Trail, Hancock County
, 1 miles away |
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| | Beaches Near Great Head Trail:
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Sand Beach, Hancock County
, 0 miles away |
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Hunters Beach, Hancock County
, 3 miles away |
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Gilley Beach, Hancock County
, 5 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Great Head Trail:
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Union River, Hancock County
County
, 21 miles away, Class I-II - 0.5 miles long (Ellsworth Falls to Ellsworth) |
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Narraguagus River - West Branch, Hancock Washington County
County
, 22 miles away, Class II-III - 14 miles long (Denbow Peat Mine to Sprague Falls 1) |
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Narraguagus River, Washington County
County
, 22 miles away, Class I-V - 17.3 miles long (Deblois to Cherryfield) |
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Branch Lake Stream, Hancock County
County
, 24 miles away, Class III-V - 4 miles long (Branch Lake to Infant Street in Ellsworth) |
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Union River - East Branch, Hancock County
County
, 24 miles away, Class I-II - 19.4 miles long (Steep Landing to West Branch) |
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| | Hotels Near Great Head Trail:
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The Chiltern Inn, Bar Harbor
, 3 miles away |
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Acadia Hotel, Bar Harbor
, 3 miles away |
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Bar Harbor Inn, Bar Harbor
, 3 miles away |
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Anchorage Motel, Bar Harbor
, 4 miles away |
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The Ledgelawn Inn, Bar Harbor
, 4 miles away |
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