NATIONAL DIFFICULTY RATING FOR SOME OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK'S COMMON HIKES PARK SERVICE (for more detail refer to a good trail map and/or guidebook) FOR YOUR SAFETY: Be careful on Acadia's rugged shores and rocky ledges. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Wear appropriate hiking shoes and clothing. Don't take a chance on a trail that is too steep or precarious for you; there are plenty to choose from. Use a trail map and anticipate darkness. TRAIL BEGIN AND END AT: ROUND TRIP DISTANCE VERY EASY (smooth path over level ground) SHORE PATH Sand Beach or Otter Point Parking Area 3.6 miles JORDAN POND NATURE TRAIL Jordan Pond Parking Area 0.5 miles (self-guiding brochure available) CADILLAC SUMMIT (paved) Cadillac Summit Parking Area 0.5 miles BAR ISLAND (accessible 1 1/2 hours either side Bridge Street, Bar Harbor Varies of low tide) MOST CARRIAGE PATHS Good access at Jordan Pond, Bubble Pond and Varies Eagle Lake WONDERLAND Wonderland Parking Area, Route 102A 1.2 miles EASY (uneven ground but fairly level) JORDAN POND LOOP TRAIL Jordan Pond Parking Area 3.3 mile loop SHIP HARBOR NATURE TRAIL Ship Harbor Parking Area, Route 102A 1.6 mile loop (self-guiding brochure available) MODERATE (some steep grades, some level stretches) CADILLAC MOUNTAIN NORTH RIDGE North Ridge Cadillac Parking Area 3.6 miles THE BOWL Park Loop Road, Near Sand Beach Parking Area 1.2 miles THE BEEHIVE (iron rungs on ledges route) Same as for the Bowl 1.0 mile - ledges route 1.7 miles - easier route GREAT HEAD TRAIL Eastern end of Sand Beach 1.4 mile loop GORHAM MOUNTAIN Gorham Mountain Parking Area 1.6 miles BUBBLE ROCK Bubble Rock Parking Area 1.2 miles BEECH MOUNTAIN Beech Mountain Parking Area 1.2 miles STRENUOUS (steep grades, many steady climbs) CADILLAC MOUNTAIN, SOUTH RIDGE Rt. 3, Mear entrance to Blackwoods Campground 7.0 miles PRECIPICE TRAIL (very steep, iron rungs Precipice Trail Parking Area 1.6 miles and ladders) PENOBSCOT AND SARGENT MOUNTAINS Jordan Pond Parking Area Penobscot only: 3.0 miles (via Penobscot Mtn. trail) Both mountains: 5.0 miles PEMETIC MOUNTAIN Bubble Pond Parking Area 2.5 mile loop, back carriage roads MORUMBEGA MOUNTAIN Rt. 198, North of Upper Hadlock Pond 2.5 mile loop, back via Lower Hadlock Pond trail ACADIA MOUNTAIN Rt. 102, Acadia Mountain Parking Area 2.5 mile loop, back via fire road CANADA CLIFFS (some iron rungs) Echo Lake Beach Parking Area 0.8 miles WESTERN MOUNTAINS South end of Long Pond, many possible routes Varies (MANSELL AND BERNARD) refer to a trail map