Get to Ellsworth, Maine. Follow the signs for Rt. 1 and Machias, taking the left at McDonalds.

After about 5 miles, just past the chain saw art place, look for the Tideway Market. Stop and get chicken tenders and fries - they are the best! Also whatever else your forgot.

Turn left onto Rt 182, which could also be called the Blackwoods Road. Go just over 6 miles to the Franklin Trading Post.

Go past the Franklin Trading Post, or stop and get some worms and beer.

Donnell Pond Road is on the right about 1.2 miles past the Franklin Trading Post. Turn on to that. Stay on the main road which takes a hard right right at the beginning. It will turn from tarmac to unpaved after a bit.

You will come to a big fork. Go left to get to the boat landing and parking lot, which is on the right side of the road just past the fork.

Go to the right at the big fork for my camp. You will go past blueberry fields and then into the woods.

Always bear to the right (except in the bb fields) and drive 1.9 miles, going SLOWLY when you reach the killer hill. After another .3 mi you will come to the camp, which is just past the Sanborn camp. Park on the right. I have a green volvo, there may be a black Honda or white minivan. We are the fourth camp from the end, if you overshoot and the only one with parking on the right.

Marty email -- martywmaine at hotmail . com -- my new email address or marty at donnellpond . com

camp phone 565-2117

If you are paddling, Redman Beach is two miles from the boat landing, a straight shot.  My camp is on the right

Google Map from Ellsworth to Donnell Pond

Hiking Trail Map (pdf)