Abol Pond Trail
This trail can be hiked as a part of a loop with other trails.
Plan Around Abol Pond Trail
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Abol Pond Trail Details
Typically accessed from the Abol Beach Day-use area, the trail can be hiked as a part of a loop with other trails. Follow the Appalachian and Blueberry Ledges Trail, turning right onto Blueberry Ledges trail at .3 miles. At a half mile, turn right onto the Abol Pond trail, which follows an old road between two small beaver ponds. At a road intersection ,the trail goes left, then branches sharply right onto a woods trail and a steep descent into the valley. After crossing two foot bridges, and upon reaching an old tote road bear left (to the east). The trail terminates at Abol Pond Road and the Abol Beach Day-use area.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
1.5 miles
Estimated time
1 hour
Region
N/A
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Abol Pond Trail
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0.1 mi away
Blueberry Ledges Trail
A connector from the Appalachian Trail entrance at the park boundary near Abol Stream.
0.2 mi away
Foss and Knowlton Pond Trail
A shortcut between Daicey Pond Campground and the West Branch of the Penobscot River.
0.4 mi away
Abol Stream Trail
Accessible from the Appalachian Trail (northbound) near the West Branch of the Penobscot River.
0.4 mi away
Appalachian Trail
The northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail is Baxter Peak on Katahdin.
1.0 mi away
Abol Falls
More correctly classified as a series of cascade features, the falls here become more waterfall or rapid-like depending on the time of year.
