Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park

by Dolores Kong and Dan Ring

• ISBN13: 9781560444411
• ISBN10: 156044441X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

In Maine's Acadia National Park, you can see images found nowhere else, such as surf crashing on pink granite cliffs or fog rolling in over Frenchman Bay. With 120 miles of hiking trails and 45 miles of carriage roads, Acadia provides endless opportunities to experience nature. Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park directs you to some of the best short hiking trails on Mount Desert Island, the main part of the park. Best Easy Day Hikes Acadia National Park includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of mostly short, easy-to-follow trails that lead to some of the park's most scenic destinations. With hikes varying from half-hour strolls to full-day adventures, this guidebook is for everyone, including families.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Map Legend	ix
Overview Maps	x
Ranking the Hikes	xii
Introduction	1	(3)
Zero Impact	4	(2)
Play It Safe	6	(3)
Mount Desert Island East of Somes Sound	9	(50)
Bar Harbor, Cadillac, and Champlain Mountains Area
Bar Island Trail	10	(5)
Cadillac Summit Loop Trail	15	(2)
Beachcroft Trail	17	(3)
Bear Brook Trail	20	(3)
Jesup Path (Great Meadow Loop)	23	(4)
Gorham Mountain Area
Sand Beach and Great Head Trail	27	(4)
Ocean Path	31	(4)
The Bowl Trail	35	(2)
Gorham Mountain Trail	37	(4)
Jordan Pond, Bubbles, and Eagle Lake Area
Jordan Pond Nature Trail	41	(3)
Jordan Pond Shore Trail	44	(5)
Bubble Rock Trail	49	(2)
Eagle Lake Trail	51	(4)
Day Mountain Trail	55	(4)
Mount Desert Island West of Somes Sound	59	(25)
Western Mountains Area
Acadia Mountain Trail	61	(4)
Flying Mountain Trail	65	(4)
Beech Cliff Trail	69	(3)
Beech Mountain Trail	72	(3)
Great Pond Trail	75	(4)
Bass Harbor Area
Wonderland Trail	79	(2)
Ship Harbor Nature Trail	81	(3)
About the Authors	84