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| Sand Beach from near the summit of the Gorham Trail |
We were able to get some serious hiking done during our
almost two weeks in Acadia National Park. There were no shortages of peaks to climb, ridges to traverse, thick mossy forest trails and lakes and beaches to explore. Nearly every trail gave us breathtaking views of pink granite peaks with ocean views in the distance. Other trails led through dense spruce/fir forests up steep, rocky gorges and some circumnavigated deep blue lakes - no such thing as a bad hike in Acadia. They were all beautiful!
We summited 7 mountains, traversed 4 ridges, struggled up 2 steep gorges, strolled around 3 lakes, walked several different beaches and enjoyed 2 sections of Carriage Roads. And still we left so much undone. Acadia National Park is such an amazing place.
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| Walking to the sea on the Mt. Champlain Trail Rock Cairns  
Unique Acadia rock cairns mark the trails
Tranquil Jordan Pond
Maple Springs Trail
Moss covered rocks on the Maple Springs Trail
Climbing up the rocky chasm to Maple Springs
Carriage Road Bridge over Maple Springs Trail
Parkman Mountain Trail
Heading down Parkman Mountain
Down is trickier and scarier than up
Wind Blown Maya
David's Stats:
Days Hiked 8
Rain Days 2
Total Miles Hiked 36.29
Ave. Miles per Day 4.41
Total Elevation Gain 6,725 Ave. Elevation Gain per day 838 |
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