Acadia National Park is a hiker’s paradise, and Becca and I were pumped to hit a bunch of the trails during our 5 days on Mt. Desert Island. After checking into the Cafe Drydock & Inn in Southwest Harbor late in the afternoon, we threw on some hiking clothes, filled the Camelbaks, and headed about 5 minutes up the road to hike Acadia and St. Sauveur Mountains.
We figured the 4.5-mile “difficult” loop would be a good warm-up for the rest of the week and allow us to see just how good of shape we were in! The trail did not disappoint. We started with the fairly steep ascent of Acadia Mountain, enjoying increasing scenic views of Echo Lake to the West as we climbed.
We reveled at the Summit (only took about 35 minutes to get there), enjoying panoramic views of the surrounding lakes and Sound.
The climb down on the backside of Acadia and subsequent climb up St. Sauveur were steep and technical. The challenge was fun without being scary. The descent from St. Sauveur serves as a good, not-overly-technical cool-down as you meander 0.8 miles back to the truck.
The hike took us a little over 2 hours to complete, which we did at a fairly deliberate pace. With a little bit of sunlight left, we decided to enjoy a celebratory brew on the shoreline of Echo Lake (about a 5-minute walk from the trailhead) to cap the hike:)
It was truly the best way to jump right into the Acadia experience!
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