CARRIAGE PA IS: NEW EAGLE LAKE AD: Started in 1915, the carriage path system Although it may serve as an approach road to reflects the creative talents of its designer and the carriage paths for bicyclists coming from Bicycle Guide patron, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Originally, Rockefeller had the carriage roads built so Bar Harbor, the new Eagle Lake Road also that he and others could ride carriages free bears two-way motor vehicle traffic. USE To from the presence and noise of motor WITH CAUTION not only because it is narrow, vehicles. Today, in the spirit of that tradition, but also because the road has shoulders that park visitors bicycle, ride horses, and walk on may drop eight or more inches from the Acadia these paths which remain closed to cars. asphalt surface. Acadia National Park maintains about 16 From Bar Harbor, follow the West Street National Park miles of the 51-mile carriage path system for extension 4/5 mile west of Bar Harbor. Turn bicyclists. These bicycling routes, including right onto the New Eagle Lake Road which the loops around Eagle Lake, Witch Hole Pond, and Paradise Hill, have been impressed swings northwest beneath an underpass and with ground stone to provide traction and then turns south to parallel Duck Brook. At the support for small diameter tires. All of these three-arched stone bridge, you may turn right routes feature rolling hills and beautiful onto the Witch Hole Pond carriage path. scenery. Alternately, you may continue south on the Three points of entry permit access to the New Eagle Lake Road to State Route 233. carriage roads reserved for bicyclists: Turning right on State Route 233 and riding 1/4 1) This trailhead is located at the northwest mile on a wide paved shoulder leads to the end of the Visitor Center parking lot. The Eagle Lake Parking Area, which serves as an trail, covered with gravel, winds through 1/2 entrance to the Witch Hole Pond and Eagle mile of forest before joining the carriage Lake carriage paths. road near Witch Hole Pond. GO 2) This entry point is located at the Eagle Lake Parking Area, north of Eagle Lake on the north side of State Route 233. 3) This approach is via an extension of the carriage road which intersects the Park Loop Road at the Bubble Pond Parking Area. MAIN ROAD WITH BIKE Routes designated as "other carriage paths," open for horseback riding and not surfaced SHOULDER: with ground stone, are not maintained as bicycle routes. Weather and the frequency of Long-term plans call for the construction of horse traffic change conditions on the "other asphalt-surfaced bike routes along the carriage paths," but they tend to have a softer, shoulders of all major roads on Mt. Desert looser surface, suitable for balloon-tired bikes Island. As the bicycle map indicates, the plan and non-motorized mountain bikes, but less is only partially complete. suitable for narrow-tired bikes. PLEASE OBSERVE THE PARK LOOP ROAD: SEAL COVE & WESTERN FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS: Various state and local roads provide access MOUNTAIN ROADS: to the 19-mile Park Loop Road. Bicyclists are Although motor vehicles are permitted on 1) Obey all applicable traffic regulations. required to share this asphalt-surfaced Loop these roads, traffic is always light. The stony Road with motor vehicles. During the summer gravel-surfaced roads join to form an 8-mile 2) Ride single file in the direction of traffic. months, consider planning your bike trip loop which leads through a spruce forest. around the Loop Road in the early morning or Access is via State Route 102 which late in the day when traffic is light. A 12-mile intersects the Seal Cove Road about 1/2 mile 3) Use hand signals to indicate stopping stretch of the Park Loop Road between Sieur north of Southwest Harbor. and turning. de Monts and the Stanley Brook Road (near Seal Harbor) is a 2-lane, one-way road. 4) Avoid drain grates, soft shoulders, and BICYCLISTS MUST OBEY ONE-WAY other road surface hazards. ROAD REGULATIONS. The remainder of the Park Loop Road is open to two-way traffic. SCHOODIC PENINSULA: 5) Remain clearly visible at night, equipped A 3 2/10 mile spur road off of the main Park 50 miles from Bar Harbor is Schoodic with adequate lighting. Loop winds up to the summit of Cadillac Peninsula, the only section of Acadia National Mountain. The 8% grade may be tiring, but the Park on the mainland. Follow Route 1 MOPEDS AND OTHER MOTORIZED BIKES view from Cadillac compensates for sore northeast from Ellsworth and turn south on ARE CONSIDERED MOTOR VEHICLES AND muscles. State Route 186 to the entrance to Schoodic CAN ONLY BE RIDDEN ON ROUTES Peninsula. Park your car at Frazer Picnic area, DESIGNATED FOR AUTOMOBILES. near the Park entrance. The six mile asphalt road parallels the rugged seacoast and NON-MOTORIZED MOUNTAIN BIKES ARE includes gentle dips and rises. The loop road is PERMITTED ON ALL CARRIAGE PATHS BUT open to motorized vehicles, but traffic is much NOT ON TRAILS. HIO TRAIL: lighter than on the major roads on Mount Desert Island. BICYCLISTS MUST OBEY Beginning at Loop C in Seawall Campground, ONE WAY ROAD REGULATIONS. SUGGESTED BIKE ROUTES the 2 1/2 mile Hio Trail winds through a mixed forest of hardwoods and evergreens before (Schoodic route not shown on map.) Since main roads bear the heaviest traffic, joining State Route 102. Surfaced with stones particularly in July and August, you may and gravel, this fairly level road is open for choose to avoid them depending upon your horseback riding and closed to motor vehicles. destination. Please see map key. It will help The trail does not form a loop. You must either you locate suggested bike ways (shown in red retrace your original route or return via State on map) and less traveled thoroughfares such Routes 102 and 102A. The state routes have as "other paved roads" and "other carriage hard surfaces, but road shoulders are not roads." You effent bicycles in nearby towns. paved and automobil traffic may be heavy in Popular bikew S are described below. summer. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK : BICYCLE GUIDE SUGGESTED BICYCLE ROUTES IN RED. ALL OTHER ROUTES IN BLACK. 3 102 FOR DESCRIPTION OF BICYCLE 198 Visitor ROUTES, REFER TO TEXT ON Center REVERSE SIDE OF MAP. Witch Hole Pond West Bar Harbor 0 6 233 Somesville 198 Eagle Lake 198 Cadillac Mt. 102 Bubble 3 Pond Long Pond Echo Jordan Lake Pond Thunder Hole 102 Seal (Cove Blackwoods Otter Point Pond Campground Northeast Harbor Southwest Cove Road Harbor KEY Suggested bicycle routes in red. All other routes in black. Park Loop Road Carriage paths Carriage paths Main roads New Eagle Lake Road Other paved roads Seal Cove & Western Mt. Rds. Gravel roads 102A Hio Trail Park boundary Bike trail to carriage path Park land Main road with bike shoulder Private land Seawall 1986 Campground 0 1/2 1 Miles N Bass Harbor