Packing List
Itinerary
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Packing List
Itinerary
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Drive or fly into Bangor Airport (BGR).
The best time to arrive is between around Noon-3PM. However, if you can save a substantial
amount on your flight by arriving a few hours earlier or later, then do so.
We'll pick you up at the airport and shuttle you to
Black Bear Inn & Conference Center,
4 Godfrey Dr, Orono, ME 04473, 207-866-7120
Equipment shakedown
Trail mix distribution
"Before" measurements taken
Buy last minute and forgotten items at
Epic Sports,
6 Central St, Bangor, ME 04401, 800-466-2296, 207-941-5670, open 10AM-7PM
Option 2:
LL Bean Outlet Store,
534 Stillwater Ave., Bangor, ME 04401, 207-942-0146, open 'til 9PM
Go out for welcome dinner at restaurant (TBD). Meal cost not included in trip cost.
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Second set of "before" measurements taken
All the items that you won't bring on the trail will be set aside and put in storage.
Either Free Hotel Breakfast or guides will prepare a continental breakfast
Shuttle to Blackwoods Campground, Acadia National Park
Leave your base camp equipment in the vehicle, grab your day pack and begin hiking Northbound on the Quarry Trail
Begin hiking Northbound on the Quarry Trail
Hike 0.5 miles on the Quarry Trail to the Otter Cove Trail
Hike 0.6 miles on the Otter Cove Trail to the Ocean Path
Hike 0.5 miles to Thunder Hole, a rocky inlet whose wave action can send
sea spray 40 feet high when the tide is right.
Hike 0.9 miles to Sand Beach. Wading and swimming is available here (if you dare)
Hike 1.3 miles around Great Head on the Great Head Trail
Hike 0.4 miles on the Satterlee Trail to the Park Road
Hike 0.2 miles to the Beehive Trail
Hike 0.6 miles on the Beehive Trail to the summit of the Beehive at 505' for sweeping views of the Atlantic
Ocean. Along the way, you will be climbing on iron rungs hammered into the rock face.
Hike 0.6 miles on the Gorham Mountain Trail to Gorham Mountain, elevation 525'
Hike 2.0 miles back to the vehicle
Set up at Blackwoods Campground sites B025 & B26 to set up camp. We will be camped here the entire week.
Miles today: 7.6. Total miles: 7.6
Possible bailout: Park Loop Road
Monday, July 11, 2022
Shuttle to the Acadia Mountain Parking Lot on Route 102 on the West Side of the park
Hike 0.1 miles to the St. Sauveur Trail, elevation 250'
Hike 1.0 miles to the summit of St. Sauveur Mountain, elevation 679'
Hike 0.4 miles on the St. Sauveur Trail to Valley Peak, elevation 500'
Hike 1.1 miles on the Valley Peak Trail to Man O' War Brook Fire Rd, elevation 320'
Hike 1.0 uphill miles on the Acadia Mountain Trail to the summit of Acadia Mountain, elvation 681'
Hike 1.0 miles on the Acadia Mountain Trail back to the parking lot.
Shuttle to Bass Harbor.
Shuttle to the Ship Harbor Nature Trail
Hike 1.5 round trip miles on the Ship Harbor Nature Trail.
Shuttle to the Wonderland Trail
Hike 1.5 round trip miles on the Wonderland Trail.
Shuttle back to Blackwoods Campground
Miles today: 7.6. Total miles: 15.2
Possible bailout: ME Route 102
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Shuttle to the Brown Mountain Gatehouse
Hike 1.0 clockwise miles around Hadlock Pond
Hike 0.3 miles on the Hadlock Ponds Trail to the Park Road
Hike 0.7 miles on the Hadlock Ponds Trail past Hadlock Brook Bridge to the Maple Spring Trail
Hike 0.9 miles on the Maple Spring Trail to the Grandgent Trail
Hike 0.5 uphill miles on the Grandgent Trail to the summit of Sargent Mountain, elvation 1373'
Hike 0.5 miles along Sargent South Ridge to the Hadlock Brook Trail.
Hike 1.4 miles along the Hadlock Brook Trail to the Maple Spring Trail.
Hike 0.9 miles on the Maple Spring Trail to the Park Road
Hike 0.9 miles back to the Park Road at the Brown Mountain Gatehouse
Shuttle back to Blackwoods Campground
Miles today: 7.1. Total miles: 22.3
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Today we will be hiking along the famous Acadia carriage roads with moderate elevation changes.
Shuttle to the Brown Mountain Gatehouse
Hike 2.8 miles on Aunt Betty Pond Carriage Road
Turn left and hike 1.2 miles past Seven Bridges to the Around Mountain Carriage Road
Turn left and hike 0.2 miles to the Eagle Lake Carriage Road
Turn right and hike 3.8 miles on the Eagle Lake Carriage Road, hugging the shore, back to the parking area.
Shuttle back to Blackwoods Campground
Miles today: 8.0. Total miles: 30.3
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Today we will hike Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on the Eastern Seabord and the classic Acadia hike
Begin hiking at the Blackwoods Campground, possibly long before sunrise
Hike 0.7 miles to Otter Creek Road, Route 3, elevation 180'
Hike 1.0 miles on the Cadillac South Ridge Trail to the Eagle's Crag Loop Trail, elevation 600'
Hike 0.2 miles on the Eagle's Crag Loop Trail to the summit of Eagle's Crag, elevation 700'
Hike 1.1 miles on the Cadillac South Ridge Trail to the Cannon Brook Trail, elevation 1000'
Hike 1.2 miles on the Cadillac South Ridge Trail to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, elevation 1530'
Hike 2.2 miles on the Cadillac North Ridge Trail to the Cadillac North Ridge Trailhead Parking Area, elevation 420'
Take the free park shuttle to the Wild Gardens of Acadia
Spend between 15-30 minutes on a self-guided tour of the Wild Gardens of Acadia
Hike 0.8 miles on the Kane Path to the Ladder Trail
Hike 0.4 steep uphill miles on the Ladder Trail to the Schiff Path, elevation 800'. Note: As you might
suspect, there are a few actual metal ladders attached to rocks that you will be climbing.
Hike 0.8 miles on the Schiff Path to the Emery Path
Hike 0.5 downhill miles on the Emery Path back to the Nature Center
Take the free park shuttle back to the Blackwoods Campgroun
Miles today: 8.9. Total miles: Hiking 39.2
Possible bailout: Cadillac Mountain Summit
Friday, July 15, 2022
Break camp and pack up vehicles
Option #1:
Shuttle to the
Precipice Trail.
The Precipice Trail is the most difficult and exciting trail in the
park, reminiscent of the Italian Via Ferrata and should be taken seriously. Numerous iron rungs,
ladders, handrails, and wooden bridges help hikers at the more difficult and exposed sections so
you should be comfortable with scrambling and have no fear of heights.
Hike 0.9 miles on the Precipice Trail to the summit of Champlain Mountain, elevation 1058'
Hike 0.6 miles on the Champlain North Ridge Trail to the Orange & Black Path, elevation 540'
Hike 0.3 miles on the Orange & Black Trail back to Park Loop Road.
Hike 0.5 miles on the Park Loop Road back to the parking lot.
Option #2:
Shuttle to the Parking Area along Park Loop Road near Jordan Pond, North Bubble and South Bubble.
Hike 0.4 miles to Jordan Pond on the Jordan Pond Carry Trail
Hike 0.6 miles over South Bubble (elevation 768') on Bubble Trail to the Bubbles Divide Trail
Hike 0.1 miles on the Bubbles Divide Trail to the Bubbles Trail
Hike 0.3 miles on the Bubbles Trail to the summit of North Bubble, elevation 872'
Hike 0.9 miles on the Bubbles Trail to Conners Nubble
Turn back around and hike about 1.0 miles on a carriage path to the Jordan Pond Carry Trail
Hike 0.5 miles on the Jordan Pond Carry Trail back to the vehicle
End of hiking portion of trip
Miles today: 2.3 or 3.8. Total miles: Hiking 41.4 or 43.0
Shuttle back to
Black Bear Inn & Conference Center,
4 Godfrey Dr, Orono, ME 04473, 207-866-7120
After measurements taken
Dinner and awards Ceremony (Dinner cost not included in trip price)
This is the official end of the trip. You are welcome to spend the night at
the hotel, however if you drove and would like to get on the road or if you flew
and would like to schedule a late flight (or a red-eye if
this is a West Coast trip) you can definitely do so.
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Possible Free breakfast in Hotel
We will drop you at the airport
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