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Hiking at Acadia National Park

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Trails: Acadia National Park has 120 miles of trails and 45 miles of carriage trails. Cadillac Mountain, the highest mountain on the eastern seaboard, has two trails to its summit: one rated moderate and the other strenuous.
Access fee: Park entry pass
Nearest town: Bar Harbor, ME
Trail map: Available at the park
Web site: Acadia National Park
Points of interest: Rocky headlands, sandy beaches
Other activities: Bicycing, horse-drawn carriage rides and cross-country skiing on carriage roads
Lodging: Bar Harbor has a wide selection of motels and inns and a hostel
Camping: Two campgrounds are within the park and several commercial campgrounds are nearby.
Weather forecast: Bar Harbor
Tourism info: Bar Harbor Chamber
Getting to the trail: Most trails are on Mount Desert Island near Bar Harbor
Map of local region: Bar Harbor

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Number of ratings: 6
Average rating: 4.58  

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Trail Name: Acadia National Park
I have hiked there: A few times
I last hiked there in: June, 104
Trails that I hiked: Beehive
Loop Road
Favorite trails: Beehive
Best time to go: early summer and early fall
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: I liked the scenery and the challenge
What I disliked:
Additional comments:
Submitted by: cs
from:
Date submitted: March 1, 2005

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Trail Name: Acadia National Park
I have hiked there: A few times
I last hiked there in: May, 2004
Trails that I hiked: Cadillac West Face Trail, Bubble Rock, Dorr Mtn Ladder Trail, Beehive, Gorham Mtn, Great Head, Champlain via Hugenot
Favorite trails:
Best time to go: May
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: The scenery is gorgeous, the trails are well marked and the whole park is very user friendly
What I disliked:
Additional comments: There is a big difference between the moderate and strenuous rated trails. I found the moderate trails to be MUCH easier than the strenous trails so use caution if you are comfortable with moderate and want to move to a strenous trail (although all strenous trails are well marked with many opportunities for resting!)
Submitted by: S.L.S.
from: Maine
Date submitted: June 2, 2004

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Trail Name: Acadia National Park
I have hiked there: Once
I last hiked there in: May, 2004
Trails that I hiked: Beech Mtn & Champlain Mtn
Favorite trails: Champlain Mtn
Best time to go: Fall
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked: Scenery
What I disliked: Not fully maintained.
Additional comments:
Submitted by: ML & NC
from: Windham, ME
Date submitted: May 30, 2004

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Trail Name: Acadia National Park
I have hiked there: A few times
I last hiked there in: May, 2004
Trails that I hiked: Cadillac West Face Trail, Bubble Rock, Dorr Mtn Ladder Trail, Beehive, Gorham Mtn, Great Head, Champlain via Hugenot
Favorite trails:
Best time to go: May
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: The scenery is gorgeous, the trails are well marked and the whole park is very user friendly
What I disliked:
Additional comments: There is a big difference between the moderate and strenuous rated trails. I found the moderate trails to be MUCH easier than the strenous trails so use caution if you are comfortable with moderate and want to move to a strenous trail (although all strenous trails are well marked with many opportunities for resting!)
Submitted by: S.L.S.
from: Maine
Date submitted: June 2, 2004

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Trail Name: Acadia National Park
I have hiked there: Once
I last hiked there in: May, 2004
Trails that I hiked: Beech Mtn & Champlain Mtn
Favorite trails: Champlain Mtn
Best time to go: Fall
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked: Scenery
What I disliked: Not fully maintained.
Additional comments:
Submitted by: ML & NC
from: Windham, ME
Date submitted: May 30, 2004

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Trail Name: Acadia National Park
I have hiked there:
I last hiked there in: June, 2001
Trails that I hiked: Bear brook trail -Mt. champlain excellent views, but strenuous
Hugenot Head- 1,000 stone steps wind up the mountain... Looks like something out of the Hobbit. Strenuous
Bubble rock- A huge boulder dangles at the top-amazing... Moderate
Favorite trails: Hugenot Head
Bear Brook Trail
Bubble Rock
Best time to go: May-October
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: The scenerey and the variations of the trails are awesome.
What I disliked: Nothing
Comments:
Submitted by: Todd Phillips
from: Providence, RI
Date submitted: July 1, 2003

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