Trip Idea
Tour the Fall Colors of Acadia
Duration | Half Day |
Topic(s) | Landscape Design, Roads, Routes and Highways, Scenic Views, Transportation, Trails, Forests and Woodlands, Meadows, Lakes more » |
Activities | Biking, Scenic Driving, Hiking, Paddling |
Type | Kid Friendly, Active, Relaxed, Outdoors, Road Trip, Group Friendly more » |
Parks | Acadia National Park |
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Acadia National Park
Hike Bubbles Nubble Loop
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Hiking
- Pets: Yes with Restrictions
- Location: The Bubbles
- Duration: 1–2 Hours
- Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time of Day: Any Time
This hike traverses the summits of North Bubble, South Bubble, and Connors Nubble and crosses varying terrain of forest paths, steep granite sections, and a level carriage road. Visitors can enjoy views of Eagle Lake, Jordan Pond, Pemetic and Sargent Mountains, and the Cranberry Isles.
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Hike Jesup Path and Hemlock Path Loop
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Hiking
- Pets: Yes with Restrictions
- Location: Sieur de Monts Nature Center
- Duration: 30–60 Minutes
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time of Day: Day, Dawn, Dusk
This forested path continues to a boardwalk with multiple interpretive signs and benches. It opens up to a meadow before looping back on an old fire road. Views of Dorr Mountain are interspersed in this walk along a birch and hemlock forest.
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Hike Dorr Mountain South Ridge Loop
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Hiking
- Pets: No
- Location: Dorr Mountain
- Duration: 1–2 Hours
- Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time of Day: Day, Dawn, Dusk
The Dorr Mountain South Ridge Loop is a 3.2 mile loop featuring views of Mount Desert Island from the top of Dorr Mountain after a steep ascent.
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Hike Beehive Loop
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Hiking
- Pets: No
- Location: The Beehive
- Duration: 1–3 Hours
- Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time of Day: Day, Dawn
This is a 1.4 mile loop trail that ascends a 450 ft cliff face. Exposed cliffs, iron rungs, and granite staircases climb this trail revealing scenic ocean views.
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Hike Jordan Pond Path
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Hiking
- Pets: Yes with Restrictions
- Location: Jordan Pond
- Duration: 1–3 Hours
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time of Day: Any Time
The trail follows the shore of Jordan Pond providing iconic views of steep, glacially sculpted mountains and the glacially carved valley that is now Jordan Pond.
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Hike Jordan Cliffs Loop
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Hiking
- Age: 12 and Older
- Pets: No
- Location: Jordan Pond
- Duration: 3–4 Hours
- Season: Spring, Fall
- Time of Day: Day, Dawn, Dusk
The Jordan Cliffs Loop offers a challenging 5 mile hike across steep slopes, iron rungs, and a strenuous climb up Sargent Mountain. Hikers are rewarded with panoramic views from two mountain summits and Jordan Pond nestled between the mountains.
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Acadia National Park
Drive Park Loop Road
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Scenic Driving
- Pets: Yes
- Location: Paradise Hill Road Intersection
- Duration: 1–4 Hours
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time of Day: Any Time
Wind your way through forests, past lakes and mountains, and along the shoreline on scenic Park Loop Road. The 27-mile (43 km) road also provides access to popular areas such as Sieur de Monts, Sand Beach, Otter Point, Jordan Pond, and Cadillac Mountain.
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Bike Carriage Roads
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Biking
- Pets: Yes with Restrictions
- Location: Carriage Roads (throughout Acadia National Park)
- Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Time of Day: Day, Dawn, Dusk
Winding through the heart of the park, the 45 miles of historic carriage roads have crushed rock surfaces perfect for miles of bicycling.
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Paddle Jordan Pond
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Paddling
- Pets: Yes
- Location: Jordan Pond Boat Ramp
Paddle Jordan Pond in the center of Mount Desert Island.
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Paddle Eagle Lake
- Activity Fee: No (Entrance fees may apply)
- Reservations: No
- Activity: Paddling
- Pets: Yes
- Location: Eagle Lake Boat Ramp
Explore Eagle Lake by canoe or kayak.
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Last updated: October 6, 2021