![]() Luckily, right in front of the rock climber’s herd path.Ĭharlie led me up a three pitch vertical climb and it did have wide belaying ledges to stand on while Charlie climbed above me. Straight to the Loop Road we went and we parked in the right hand lane (like they do on the one-way Loop Road, remember not anywhere else) and just past the parking for the popular Precipice Trail. At the bar we were served crab cakes, fresh fish and a recommendation to stay at the Hawk House B&B (just four miles away).Īfter yummy eggs and homemade bread toast prepared by our host at the Hawk House we drove two hours to Acadia National Park. The super large pumpkins were out on display in Damariscotta and luckily we were able to secure two seats at the King Eider’s Pub. There are over 120 miles of paths and trails in Acadia National Park and Fran has redlined the Park–hiked every trail and path. Pictured here are Fran Leyman and Charlie Gunn on top of Beech Cliff overlooking Echo Lake on a fine fall morning. Outdoor/Ski Columnist Amy Patenaude takes us on a breathtaking autumn hike along the midcoast of Maine. Back in the woods we hiked fast back to the trailhead and darkness greeted us back at the car. We walked slowly until the path turned away from the ocean. More than once I muttered that we should have allowed for more time to enjoy this place. In the distance, the view of the near and far islands were tinged pink in the alpine glow of the soon to be setting sun. ![]() The trail dropped and we went nearer the water and we followed a spur that opened right out to onto the rocks. We heard the noise of the water hitting the rocks before we caught our first glimpse of the dark ocean through the trees. The well blazed trail’s good footing made it easy for us to hustle down the trail through the woods and over bog bridges. We wanted to make sure we were out by dark-can’t waste those headlamp batteries. ![]() I picked this trip because the 3 mile lollypop-loop has half of mile of trail right on the rocky coast and it sounded lovely for a late afternoon adventure. Three hours later we were standing at the La Verna Preserve trailhead kiosk-trip #22 in the guide complete with map. We passed through Damariscotta where traffic was stop and go, not due to the bridge bottleneck but because of forklifts running around carrying giant pumpkins on the main street. Just north of Freeport we got off the Interstate and continued on Route 1 until we turned off towards the ocean. Then it’s Acadia/Bar Harbor and that other coastal place I have yet to visit called Downeast. Midcoast Maine, as best as I can tell, are the places between Freeport and Belfast. Acadia’s paths and trails are not just famous for their fine stonework-Iron ladders and hand rails on the Beech Cliff Trail. We skipped out of work a little early on Thursday and with a copy of the AMC’s Best Day Hikes along the Maine Coast in my hands, written by non-other than our friend Carey Kish, I made a plan while Charlie drove east. Why not? We could stay with our AT thru-hiking friend Carey Kish and his fine wife Fran in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island. This trip is described in the AMC guide, Best Day Hikes along the coast of Maine by Carey Kish. We raced the setting sun and enjoyed the loop trail and especially the half mile that runs along the rocky shoreline of the Muscongus Bay. ![]() On our way we stopped Midcoast and took a hike in the La Verna Nature Preserve.
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