Bar Harbor Hiking and Biking Maine Coast
Vacation Sightseeing
How to reach Bar Harbor on the Maine Coast:  Go North from Boston on the high speed highways the
Maine Turnpike.  Boston to Portland Maine is 110 miles north.  From Portland follow Route One to
Bucksport and then continue north on route One.  280 miles from Boston,   6 hours
Alternate:  Maine Turnpike to Augusta, Augusta to Bar Harbor
Cadillac Mountain offers a
paved road to the top and many
hiking trails that go in all
directions and connect to other
peaks.  
The mountain offers views of the
Maine Coast.  It is the highest
coastal mountain north of
Georgia and the most easterly
mountain on the East Coast.  
The morning sun touches the top
of Cadillac Mountain as its first
US landfall.
Biking, and hiking are so
popular along the coastal
preserve of Acadia National
Park that the shuttle bus service
provides bike racks.  
Sunset hike on Cadillac Mountain in   
Mount Desert Island, Maine
Hiking Cadillac Mountain
near Bar Harbor, Maine
Sunset Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island, near Bar Harbor Maine
A sightseeing hike  in Acadia
National Park offers 57 miles of
carriage roads near Bar Harbor
Maine
Bike to the top of Cadillac Mountain near
Bar Harbor Maine
A drive, hike, or bike ride up
the Cadillac Mountain road to
the peak at dawn or sunset is
one of the highlights of a
sightseeing trip to  Bar
Harbor Maine.

The views from  the mountain
opens up a vast expanse of
the Maine Coast.
Trails on the mountain lead in
many directions.
Bar Harbor Hiking and Biking On A Maine Coast
Vacation will offer 57 miles of biking and
walking trails in Acadia National Park,  hikes or
bike rides to the top of Cadillac Mountain, and
sightseeing along the coast,
Fifty Seven miles of carriage roads built between 1913 and 1940 by John D.
Rockefeller II within Acadia National Park are open to biking, walking, horses and
horse drawn carriages.   Hiking trails offer 120 miles of trail for every level of
activity including hikes to three peaks.
Free Shuttle Bus Service:  From June 23 to October 11, The Island Explorer,  a free shuttle bus
service connects many places on Mount Desert Island including regular service to the airport and many
campgrounds and hotels  See schedule:   
www.exploreacadia.com/routefinder.htm
Best Time To Go:  To see the lupines in flower and many other flowering trees and the Blue Poppy, the
middle of June just before high season.
How to Reach the Maine Coast  From Boston Go north on Route I-95 to Portsmouth New Hampshire.  
and then Maine.  The first coastal town will be Kittery
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www.wellsreserve.org              www.trolleymuseum.org               http://mngrr.rails.net
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