12 Things to do near Mt Desert, ME
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South Bubble
Bar Harbor, Maine
3.4 miles EA quieter Acadia climbing spot with Lower and Upper slab routes from 5.4 to 5.8, summit scramble access, and beautiful sunset views over the park.
Rock Climb
Jordan Pond Nature Trail (Acadia National Park)
Mount Desert, Maine
3.4 miles EAn easy 1-mile loop through the woods and along the serene shore of Jordan Pond, starting from the North Parking Area in Acadia National Park.
Canoe, Hike
Cadillac Mountain Summit Path
Bar Harbor, Maine
4.8 miles EHike or drive to the 1,530-foot summit of Cadillac Mountain — Acadia's highest peak and often the first spot in the U.S. to catch the sunrise — for views of Bar Harbor and Frenchman Bay.
Hike
Lakewood
Bar Harbor, Maine
5.8 miles NESwim near Bar Harbor, Maine
Swim
The Precipice
Bar Harbor, Maine
6.6 miles EA 200-foot crag on the south side of Champlain Mountain in Acadia with routes from 5.6 to 5.12 and stunning Atlantic Ocean views from the top — best for experienced climbers.
Rock Climb
Precipice Trail (Acadia National Park)
Bar Harbor, Maine
6.6 miles EThe most challenging and well-known trail in Acadia National Park — an exposed, nearly vertical 1,000-foot climb up Champlain Mountain designated strenuous and recommended for experienced, fit hikers only.
Hike
Otter Cliff
Bar Harbor, Maine
6.7 miles ESea cliff climbing on 60-foot granite walls in Acadia National Park, with dozens of routes from beginner to 5.12 and the rare thrill of tide-aware, top-rope ocean climbing.
Rock Climb
Beehive Trail
Bar Harbor, Maine
6.7 miles EIron rungs bolted into steep coastal cliffs above Sand Beach and the Gulf of Maine make this the most thrilling — and vertigo-inducing — hike in Acadia.
Hike 0.6 mi
Sand Beach
Bar Harbor, Maine
6.7 miles EA small 290-yard beach at Acadia National Park nestled between mountains and rocky shores, with ocean temps rarely above 55°F and nearby trails to cliffs and mountains from the parking lot.
Swim 2.0 mi
Ocean Path
Bar Harbor, Maine
6.7 miles EA leisurely coastal hike past Otter Cliff, the Thunder Hole sea cave, and low-tide pools teeming with crabs, whelks, and anemones along Acadia's rocky Maine shoreline.
Hike
Brewer Skatepark
Brewer, Maine
38.3 miles NWA 10,000-square-foot concrete street course behind the Brewer Police Station in Maine — open daily from 9 a.m. to dusk and free to skate.
Skateboard
University of Maine
Orono, Maine
42.8 miles NWTucked in the University Forest on an old ROTC training ground behind the Rec Center, this 3-hole starter course offers free play with rental discs available.
Disc Golf
