Hiking Acadia National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Dolores Kong, Dan Ring

Overview

Established as the first national park in the eastern United States, Acadia National Park has 120 miles of hiking trails through more than 40,000 acres along the coast of Maine. Fully revised and updated, this edition of Hiking Acadia National Park covers ridge trails, forest paths, oceanside strolls, and cliff climbs for hikers of all ages and abilities.     Look inside to find: • Hikes suited to every ability • Mile-by-mile directional cues • Difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees/permits, and best hiking seasons • An index of hikes by category  —from easy day hikes to hikes to waterfalls • Invaluable trip-planning information, including local lodging and campgrounds • GPS location for each trailhead • GPS-compatible maps of each trail

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493063093
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2022
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	279,247
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dolores Kong and Dan Ring have backpacked all 270 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Maine and have climbed virtually all the peaks that are 4,000 feet and higher in the Northeast. They are members of the White Mountains Four Thousand Footer, the New England Four Thousand Footer, the Adirondack 46Rs, the Northeast 111ers, and the New England Hundred Highest Clubs. A Barnard College graduate, Dolores is a Pulitzer Prize finalist in public service from her previous career as a staff writer at the Boston Globe. A Boston College graduate, Dan is a writer and has been a statehouse bureau chief in Boston for a variety of newspapers. Dan and Dolores are married and live in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Overview Map ix

Acknowledgments x

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 11

Trail Finder 13

Map Legend 15

Mount Desert Island East of Somes Sound and Baker Island 16

Bar Harbor and Champlain Mountain Area 19

1 Bar Island Trail 19

2 Compass Harbor Trail 23

3 Beachcroft Path 27

4 Champlain North and South Ridge Trails 31

5 Orange & Black Path 35

6 Precipice Trail 39

7 Schooner Head Overlook and Path 43

Gotham Mountain Area 47

8 Sand Beach and Great Head Trail 47

9 Ocean Path 51

10 The Bowl Trail 55

11 The Beehive Trail 58

12 Gorham Mountain and Cadillac Cliffs Trails 61

13 Quarry and Otter Cove Trails 65

Dorr Mountain and Sieur de Monts Spring Area 68

14 Kebo Mountain and Dorr North Ridge Trails 68

15 Homans Path 71

16 Emery and Schiff Paths 74

17 Kurt Diederich's Climb 77

18 Kane Path 81

19 Dorr Mountain Loop via Ladder and Dorr South Ridge Trails 84

20 Canon Brook Trail 88

21 A. Murray Young Path via Canon Brook Trail 91

22 Kebo Mountain Loop via Hemlock and Stratheden Paths 94

23 Great Meadow Loop and Jesup Path to Sieur de Monts 98

Cadillac Mountain Area 102

24 Cadillac North Ridge Trail 102

25 Cadillac Summit Loop Trail 107

26 Gorge Path 112

27 Cadillac South Ridge Trail and Eagles Crag Loop 116

28 Cadillac West Face Trail 120

Pemetic, Trial, and Day Mountain Area 124

29 Pemetic Northwest Trail 124

30 Pemetic North and South Ridge Trails 127

31 Triad and Pemetic East Cliff Trails 131

32 Hunters Brook Trail 134

33 Hunters Beach Trail 137

34 Little Hunters Beach 139

35 Day Mountain Trail 141

36 Bubble & Jordan Ponds Path 144

Jordan Pond, Bubbles, and Eagle Lake Area 148

37 Jordan Pond Path 148

38 Jordan Stream Path 152

39 Asticou & Jordan Pond Path 156

40 Seaside Path 159

41 Bubbles Divide 164

42 Jordan Pond Carry to Eagle Lake and Bubbles Trails Loop 167

Penobscot, Sargent, and Parkman Mountain Area 171

43 Spring Trail 171

44 Penobscot Mountain Trail via Asticou & Jordan Pond Path 174

45 Jordan Cliffs Trail via Spring Trail 177

46 Deer Brook Trail via Jordan Pond Path 181

47 Sargent East Cliffs Trail via Jordan Pond Path and Deer Brook Trail 185

48 Sargent Mountain Loop via Giant Slide and Grandgent Trails 189

49 Sargent South Ridge Trail via Carriage Road 193

50 Amphitheater Trail via Asticou & Jordan Pond Path and Carriage Road 197

51 Sargent Mountain via Hadlock Brook Trail 201

52 Parkman Mountain and Bald Peak Loop via Hadlock Brook Trail 204

53 Norumbega Mountain and Hadlock Ponds Loop 208

54 Lower Hadlock Pond Loop 212

Baker Island 215

55 Baker Island 215

Mount Desert Island West of Somes Sound 220

Acadia Mountain Area 223

56 Acadia Mountain Trail 223

57 St. Sauveur Mountain and Valley Peak Loop 227

58 Flying Mountain, Valley Cove, and Valley Peak Loop 230

Beech Mountain Area 235

59 Beech Cliff and Canada Cliff Trails 235

60 Beech Cliff Loop Trail 238

61 Beech Mountain Loop Trail 241

62 Beech Mountain via Valley and Beech South Ridge Trails 245

63 Beech West Ridge Trail 248

Bernard and Mansell Mountain Area 251

64 Long Pond and Great Notch Trails 251

65 Perpendicular and Mansell Mountain Loop via Long Pond Trail 255

66 Razorback Trail via Gilley Trail 258

67 Bernard Mountain Loop 261

Bass Harbor Area 264

68 Wonderland 264

69 Ship Harbor Trail 267

70 Bass Harbor Head Light Trail 271

Isle Au Haut 274

71 Duck Harbor and Deep Cove Trails 278

72 Duck Harbor Mountain and Goat Trails 281

73 Western Head and Cliff Trails 284

74 Eben's Head Trail 287

75 Bowditch and Long Pond Trails via Duck Harbor Trail 290

76 Median Ridge and Nat Merchant Trails 293

Schoodic Peninsula 296

77 Schoodic Head Trails 300

78 Sundew Trail 303

Hike Index 307

About the Authors 309