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A cool spot to check out close to Long Pond is Beach Cliff; since you're here, you could also go to pretty Ripple Pond. Don't you try to stop me, cause I'm havin' a good time here at Long Pond. Good hiking is available along the Eagle Lake Trail, and if you need a site to stay Harbor Heights Vacation Rental is a glorious choice. At Long Pond all through the warmest time of the year highs are in the 70's with night lows in the 50's. The wintertime comes with
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| | highs in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Long Pond. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Long Pond; Outer Beech Mountain Trail is a great local trail, and Carter Cove is very near and is a nice site to check out. Denning Brook is a fine location to visit, and on a lovely day you can check out Echo Lake Beach. Stay the night at Smuggler's Den Campground, and if you don't mind getting drenched, you can always go whitewater paddling | |
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on Branch Lake Stream. This lake is so wonderful. Somes Pond is a nearby lake that you could stop at, and Mount Desert Campground is a good campground nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Beech Mountain is a peak you can distinguish
from Long Pond, and Union River is a delightful whitewater spot close by. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the exciting stuff at Long Pond. There's good hiking along the Great Long Pond Trail, and Acadia National Park
is one of the destinations that are magnificent to go to close by. Long Pond is a pretty wet place generally with a large amount of precipitation; during the month of November you get the most rain around here, and the driest
of the months is August. A brilliant nearby hotel is The Harbour Cottage Inn, and at Long Pond Dam right next door to Long Pond there are some exciting things to see.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 44.34667 Longitude: -68.35667
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Union River, Hancock CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class I-II - 0.5 miles long (Ellsworth Falls to Ellsworth) |
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Branch Lake Stream, Hancock CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class III-V - 4 miles long (Branch Lake to Infant Street in Ellsworth) |
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Blue Hill Falls, Hancock CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class III - 1 miles long (Route 175 - Tidal Reversing Falls) |
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Beech Mountain West Ridge Trail
 | ...f Beech Hill Road. You'll want to go to the right/straight, where you can make the final 1/10 of a mile push to the summit of Beech.
The last 1/10 of a mile is pretty easy going, compared to the ascent to this point. With about 100 yards to go you'll come across a small structure on your right that looks to be the former privy for the occupants of the fire tower on top of the mountain. The fire tower on top, incidentally, is abandoned and barred to entry, but you can still climb up one level to get even better views. And it only makes sense that a mountain with a fire tower on top is going to have great views, which Beech Mountain does. The hiker gets almost a 360 degree view, with the only direction really blocked being to the northwest. Very impressive views of Mansell Mountain and the Western Mountain grouping of mountains is offered to the west. To the northeast you can find a good view of Echo Lake and the higher peaks of the interior of Acadia to the northeast.
All told, this hike is only 0. 7 miles from bottom to top. But, you ascend 759 feet in this 0. 7 miles, ... |
White Birches Campground
 | We went there in September, but, it seemed like an ideal, quiet place for hikers who may want to get off the beaten track on a very commercial island. The showers were clean, the sites were clean and it was not the most expensive. Forewarned, the shuttle bus doesn't go there, price to pay for remoteness.... |
Bass Harbor Campground
 | Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...TENT:We have two distinctly different tenting areas away from the RV sections. The ''B'' Section offers sites in the woods with trees overhead and between the sites. The ''C'' Section is la large grassy field with the sites situated around the edge of the field, backing into the trees. Some of the sites are completely surrounded by trees., RV:We have 30 RV Sites with hookups ranging from pull-throughs with 30/50 amps, water, sewer and cable TV; 30 amp back in sites with water, sewer and cable TV; 30 amp back-in sites with water; Pop-up and small trailer or Van with 20 amp and water., - 30 RV hookups, PETS:We are pet friendly. We have a fenced in Dog Run., FIRES:There is a fire ring and a picnic table at every Site., STORE:We have a Camp Store with snacks, coffee, ice cream, and some basic camping necessities., GROCERY:A full service General Store about a mile from the Campground, POOL:Our Heated Pool is open from 9:00 am to Dusk, GAMEROOM:Ping Pong, TV... |
Sargent Mountain Trail
 | ... entire duration. Views of Aunt Betty Pond and Bar Harbor itself presented themselves for almost the entire 45 minutes. At about 5/10 of a mile the trail leveled off temporarily on a large, open ridge, giving me a much needed breather before the final 0. 15 mile push to the top.
On top, Ithe hiker will discover a very large, wide open rocky summit with commanding views in all directions. To date, this is the best view I've had in Acadia National Park. The vista over Bar Harbor is remarkable, with the group of the four Porcupine Islands being promiment. The northern portion of Eagle Lake also presents itself nicely, as does the northern reaches of Somes Sound amd the Atantic Ocean to the north. The great bulks of Cadillac Mountain and Pemetic Mountain dominate the views to the east. The view from Sargent also made it easy to spot the next three peaks on my day's hike; Gilmore, Parkman and Bald. In fact, I was able to knock off these three bare-topped, wonderful little peaks and get back to my bike in only 2. 4 miles of hiking.
I would highly recommend Sargent Mountain. T... |
Conners Nubble Trail
 | My wife and I and our two children (including son Conor, of course) hiked up Connor's Nubble in August, 2008. The Acadia National Park Brochure/Map identifies this little mountain as ''Connor's Nubble'' while the trail sign itself goes with ''Conner's Nubble.'' We hiked up Connor's Nubble from the south, off of the carriage road/bike trail that runs south along the west side of Eagle Lake. The hiking trail itself from the south approach is short, on the order of 1/3 mile. It's pretty steep, but not too challenging given its brevity. Once on top, the hiker is rewarded with sweeping views in all directions. The view of Eagle Lake is terrific, as is the gander at Cadillac Mountain. This is a very rewarding hike for such a short trail, and combined with a bike ride circumnavigating Eagle Lake, it makes for a terrific 3-hour jaunt.... |
Somes Sound View Campground
 | 10 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool...Located on Mount Desert Island, Somes Sound View Campground is an idyllic, peaceful retreat on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. A small, intimate property, SSVC is known for attracting friendly, nature-loving campers, who appreciate pitching their tent next to the ocean, surrounded by gorgeous woods, and enjoying everything Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park have to offer visitors. Visit www.ssvc.info to see all that Somes Sound View Campground has to offer your family.... |
Blackwoods Campground
 | 10 miles away I have been camping there for 20 years, and it is the best campground I have ever seen. Everything is wonderful, and the bugs aren't even that bad.... |
Morancy Pond
 | 18 miles away The best trout fishing in eastern maine is morancy pond,stocked to the hilt with brown and rainbow trout.come and experience the fun at morancy pond you will be very impressed.bring your whole family for the best fishing this side of maine..... |
Jones Pond
 | 19 miles away I love this pond; it is great to swim in. The dock is awesome.... |
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