Hike Report for Sabino Hill
Sabino Hill is located in Maine, United States. It has an elevation of 43 meters above sea level. It is located at the following coordinates: (43.7443, -69.792).
This hike report was written by Douglas Twitchell, about a hike on Friday, August 23, 2013.
This report describes a hike on Fort Baldwin Trail
This report describes a hike on Fort Baldwin Trail
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Directions to Fort Baldwin Trail
If you're checking Google Maps for directions, it'll tell you that Fort Baldwin Memorial Park is off Sea Street. Whatever this might be, it's NOT Fort Baldwin, so don't waste your time going down Sea Street. If you're at Fort Popham, just head back up 209 maybe a quarter of a mile, and you'll see a right-hand turn you can take that's named Fort Baldwin Road. This is an incredibly narrow road (if you meet someone, one of you will probably have to back up!), but the fort's parking lot is on the right just a short ways up. You can't miss it - if you do, you'll be on someone's private driveway! Park on the right, then hike up the hill to the left.
Hike Report
Sabino Hill is the home of Fort Baldwin. If you're looking to hike up to the forts, it's a really short hike over a dirt road.
There are three installations (batteries) as you travel up the hill. The first one is VERY reminiscent of one of the batteries at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth. In fact, we really wonder if they used exactly the same plans.
Almost immediately after the third battery there is a tower - I'm not sure what the tower was used for; I think someone once told me it was a storage facility. You can go in the tower and climb up at least part way. The echo in the tower is extraordinary, and little Toby seemed to find it a bit nerve-wracking, so we didn't stay there long.
There are three installations (batteries) as you travel up the hill. The first one is VERY reminiscent of one of the batteries at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth. In fact, we really wonder if they used exactly the same plans.
Almost immediately after the third battery there is a tower - I'm not sure what the tower was used for; I think someone once told me it was a storage facility. You can go in the tower and climb up at least part way. The echo in the tower is extraordinary, and little Toby seemed to find it a bit nerve-wracking, so we didn't stay there long.
Difficulty
Easy! Took little Toby in a backpack, and it was just a gradual incline up a dirt road.
Statistics
This is a really short hike - depending on how much time you spend exploring the batteries and the tower, this probably won't take you more than a half an hour.
