Mountain Biking the Carriage Roads in Acadia National Park - Bar Harbor, Maine
Today we are visiting the stunning Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. Much to my chagrin there is no mountain biking on the island, but of course that wasn’t enough to stop me from finding an excuse to ride. Way back in the early 20th century a vast network of crushed stone roads were built throughout Acadia National Park for the use of hikers, horse riders, and most importantly, bikers. No cars allowed thank you very much. These trails, commonly referred to as the “Carriage Roads” are in my option one of the coolest ways to experience the park, soak in its beautiful features all while pedaling your little heart out.
But I wasn’t alone for this adventure. My wife and our good friends Jon, Judy, and their daughter all saddled up for our 20 mile, five and a half hour tour of the Carriage Roads.
Along the way we stopped at a handful of the beautiful, granite bridges built throughout the carriage roads. Each one was individually designed with the intent to both blend into the background and be a work of art to admire all on their own.
Once you are done checking out the bridges be sure to plan ahead so you can grab lunch at the Jordan Pond House. This restaurant is right inside the park, has a sweet name, and the expectedly fantastic views are matched by delicious food and drink.
The week we spend exploring the park is something I look forward to doing every year. I am so glad that this year I was able to share our biking adventure with you. If you want to see more videos like this one click subscribe and drop me a note below what you thought of Acadia National Park.
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Bar Harbor Maine Biking in Acadia 2010 video
Biking in Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor Maine October 2010 not as stated in the video Nov 11. I somehow misspoke on the date.
I was pretty out of breath but it was an awesome ride in the park. Living in Southern New Hampshire allows us to visit the coast of Maine as often as we want. We love camping and enjoying the beach and Bar Harbor Maine is about 5 hours away for our home in Hampstead NH.
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Explore Bar Harbor and tour the wilds of Acadia National Park, soaking up the ambiance of Mount Desert Island. Begin with a scenic drive through the magnificent coastal landscape along Park Loop Road. Make your way to the Northeast Harbor, home to a colony of seals and some of the wealthiest families in America, including the Rockefellers and Fords. After a mouthwatering lobster lunch, continue to a series of scenic stops along the coast. BY02
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Acadia State Park loop ride on Mount Desert Island Maine USA
Acadia State Park loop ride on Mount Desert Island in Maine USA.
This is an 11 minute condensed version of a motorcycle ride and a few stops along the Acadia State Park loop road on Mount Desert Island in Maine. This place is not more than a few miles from Bar Harbor, Maine. This is well worth the trip if you can get a chance to get out there. This video was shot in HD with a GoPro 3 Camera. Subscribe to my channel to find out when I do upload new videos.
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Camping, Fishing, Kayaking and Biking in Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine
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Acadia National Park including Cadillac Mountain | Bar Harbor, Maine
Biking the Carriage Roads in Acadia National Park Bar Harbor Maine
Jay and Monika bike in Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor Maine.
Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor Maine, USA
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At 1,532 feet, Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park is the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard and is the first place to view sunrise in the United States from October 7 through March 6.
Holiday Inn Bar Harbor Regency Hotel - Bar Harbor (Maine) - United States
Holiday Inn Bar Harbor Regency Hotel hotel city: Bar Harbor (Maine) - Country: United States
Address: 123 Eden Street; zip code: ME 04609
Overlooking Frenchman's Bay, this resort in Bar Harbor, Maine is 3.5 miles from Eagle Lake, located in Acadia National Park. It features an on-site marina and oceanfront lounge.
-- Surplombant la baie des Français, le Holiday Inn Bar Harbor Regency Hotel est un complexe de Bar Harbor, dans le Maine, qui vous ouvre ses portes à 5,6 km du parc national d'Acadie abritant le lac Eagle.
-- Este complejo de Bar Harbor, Maine, está situado en el parque nacional Acadia, a 5,6 km del lago Eagle, y ofrece vistas a la bahía de Frenchman, puerto deportivo y salón frente al mar.
-- Dieses Resort in Bar Harbor im US-Bundesstaat Maine mit Blick auf Frenchman Bay liegt 5,6 km vom Eagle Lake im Nationalpark Acadia entfernt. Es verfügt über einen Yachthafen an der Unterkunft und eine Lounge am Meer.
-- Het Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Bar Harbor-Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine ligt op 5,5 km van het meer Eagle Lake in het Acadia National Park en biedt een fraai uitzicht op de baai Frenchman Bay.
-- Affacciato sulla baia di Frenchman, con un porto turistico in loco e un salone con vista sull'oceano, questo resort è situato a Bar Harbor, nel Maine, a 5,6 km dal lago di Eagle.
-- Este resort está localizado no Acadia National Park (parque), em Bar Harbor, Maine, a cerca de 5,6 km de Eagle Lake, e oferece vistas sobre Frenchman's Bay (baía). Dispõe de uma marina no local e de um lounge de frente para o oceano.
-- フレンチマン・ベイの景色を一望するメイン州バーハーバーのリゾートで、アカディア国立公園のイーグル湖から5.6kmです。海辺のラウンジとマリーナを併設しています。 Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Bar Harbor - Acadia National Parkにはホットタブ付きの屋外プール（季節営業）、テニスコート、サウナがあります。 Bar Harbor Holiday...
-- 这家酒店位于缅因州（Maine）的Bar Harbor镇，俯瞰着法国人海湾（Frenchman's Bay），距离阿卡迪亚国家公园（Acadia National Park）的鹰湖（Eagle Lake）3.5英里（5.
-- Курортный отель находится в городе Бар-Харбор, штат Мэн, в 5,6 км от озера Игл в Национальном парке Акадия. Из окон открывается вид на залив Френчмен. На территории отеля оборудована пристань для яхт и работает лаундж с видом на океан.
-- يقع منتجع Holiday Inn Bar Harbor Regency Hotel في مرفأ بار، ويبعُد 5.6 كم عن بحيرة إيجل، في منتزه أكاديا الوطني، ويُطل على Frenchman's Bay، ويحتوي على مرسى في الموقع وصالة على ساحل المحيط.
-- Dette feriestedet i Bar Harbor i Maine har utsikt over Frenchman's Bay, og ligger litt over 5,5 km fra Eagle Lake, som ligger i Acadia National Park. Hotellet har egen marina og en salong ved havet.
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Bike climb up Cadillac Mountain - Bar Harbor, Maine
Here's a brief look at our climb up the mountain. It took a little time to get up and about 5 minutes or so to get down the 1500' descent.
National Park Acadia | Acadia National Park | in the state of Maine, southwest of Bar Harbor
Acadia National Park is an American national park located in the state of Maine, southwest of Bar Harbor.
The park preserves about half of Mount Desert Island, many adjacent smaller islands, and part of the Schoodic Peninsula on the coast of Maine.
Acadia was initially designated Sieur de Monts National Monument by proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson in 1916.
Sieur de Monts was renamed and redesignated Lafayette National Park by Congress in 1919—the first national park in the United States east of the Mississippi River and the only one in the Northeastern United States.
The park was renamed Acadia National Park in 1929.
More than 3.5 million people visited the park in 2018.
Native Americans of the Algonquian nations have inhabited the area called Acadia for at least 12,000 years.
They traded furs for European goods when French, English, and Dutch ships began arriving in the early 17th century.
The Wabanaki Confederacy has held an annual Native American Festival in Bar Harbor since 1989.
Samuel de Champlain named the island Isle des Monts Deserts in 1604.
The island was granted to Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac by Louis XIV of France in 1688, then ceded to England in 1713.
Summer visitors, nicknamed rusticators, arrived in 1855, followed by wealthy families, nicknamed cottagers as their large houses were quaintly called cottages.
Charles Eliot is credited with the idea for the park.
George B. Dorr, the Father of Acadia National Park, along with Eliot's father Charles W. Eliot, supported the idea through donations of land, and advocacy at the state and federal levels.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. financed the construction of carriage roads from 1915 to 1940.
A wildfire in 1947 burned much of the park and destroyed 237 houses, including 67 of the millionaires’ cottages.
The park includes mountains, an ocean coastline, coniferous and deciduous woodlands, lakes, ponds, and wetlands encompassing a total of 49,075 acres as of 2017.
Key sites on Mount Desert Island include Cadillac Mountain—the tallest mountain on the eastern coastline and one of the first places in the United States where one can watch the sunrise—a rocky coast featuring Thunder Hole where waves crash loudly into a crevasse around high tides, a sandy swimming beach called Sand Beach, and numerous lakes and ponds.
Jordan Pond features the glacially rounded North and South Bubbles at its northern end, while Echo Lake has the only freshwater swimming beach in the park.
Somes Sound is a five-mile long fjard formed during a glacial period that reshaped the entire island to its present form, including the U-shaped valleys containing the many ponds and lakes.
The Bass Harbor Head Light is situated above a steep, rocky headland on the southwest coast—the only lighthouse on the island.
The park protects the habitats of 37 mammalian species including black bears, moose and white-tailed deer, seven reptilian species including milk snakes and snapping turtles, eleven amphibian species including wood frogs and spotted salamanders, 33 fish species including rainbow smelt and brook trout, and as many as 331 birds including various species of raptors, songbirds and waterfowl.
In 1991, peregrine falcons had a successful nesting in Acadia for the first time since 1956.
Falcon chicks are often banded to study migration, habitat use, and longevity.
Some trails may be closed in spring and early summer to avoid disturbance to falcon nesting areas.
Recreational activities from spring through autumn include car and bus touring along the park's paved loop road; hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding on carriage roads ; rock climbing; kayaking and canoeing on lakes and ponds; swimming at Sand Beach and Echo Lake; sea kayaking and guided boat tours on the ocean; and various ranger-led programs.
Winter activities include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing.
Two campgrounds are located on Mount Desert Island, another campground is on the Schoodic Peninsula, and five lean-to sites are on Isle au Haut.
The main visitor center is at Hulls Cove, northwest of Bar Harbor.
Native Americans have inhabited the area called Acadia for at least 12,000 years, including the coastal areas of Maine, Canada, and adjacent islands.
The Wabanaki Confederacy consists of five related Algonquian nations—the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Abenaki and Penobscot.
Some of the nations call Mount Desert Island Pemetic , which has remained at the center of the Wabanaki traditional ancestral homeland and territory of traditional stewardship responsibility to the present day.
The etymology of the park's name begins with the Mi'kmaq term akadie which was rendered as l'Acadie by French explorers, and translated into English as Acadia
The Wabanaki traveled to the island in birch bark canoes to hunt, fish, gather berries, harvest clams and basket-making resources like sweetgrass, and to trade with other Wabanakis.
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Fun Free Things To Do In Acadia Maine and Bar Harbor
Welcome to Acadia Maine and Bar Harbor. Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor and surrounding villages, is a stunning national treasure on the coast of Maine. We went for a family reunion and left with amazing memories.
I am avid cyclist so this was by far my favorite part of the trip. Bike the trails in Acadia National Park. Although bikes are not allowed on hiking trails, there is plenty of room for adventure, from the 27-mile Park Loop Road to the 45 miles of carriage roads that are available to cyclists. We went on carriage roads and loved it. We rented our bikes from a local shop in town. We were able to get kids bikes and trailers to bring the little ones along.
Visit the sights at Bar Harbor. Stroll the shops. Get some famous moon pie. Relax in one of there many parks. We personally loved some artisan chocolate made in town with some fresh Maine Blueberries.
Drive up Cadillac Mountain. Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, at 1,530 feet, is the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard and the first place to view sunrise in the United States from October 7 through March 6. It gives you a gorgeous view of the shoreline and surrounding areas. We had a large picnic there with our big bunch.
Check out Thunder Hole. Thunder Hole is the place in Acadia National Park to experience the thunder of the sea against the rocky shores of Maine! On calm days, like the one we went,you may wonder what the fuss is all about. But wait until the waves kick up a few notches. Thunder Hole is a small inlet, naturally carved out of the rocks, where the waves roll into. At the end of this inlet, down low, is a small cavern where, when the rush of the wave arrives, air and water is forced out like a clap of distant thunder. Water may spout as high as 40 feet with a thunderous roar! Hence the name: Thunder Hole.
Eat lobster that can be delivered straight to your campsite. You heard me right, lobster delivered to your campsite. Best experience ever!
If you know of fun things to do in Acadia and Bar Harbor please comment below. Thank you for watching our adventure, now go out there and make your own.
Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
Bar Harbor, Maine USA
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
State Capital - Augusta
Largest City - Portland
Name for Residents - Mainers
State Nickname - Pine Tree State
State Motto - Dirigo - I direct
Maine produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country making it the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States.
Approximately 40 millions pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.
Acadia National Park is the second most visited national park in the United States.
90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine.
The state flower is the white pine cone and tassel.
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How to avoid traffic at Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor Maine
My Beautiful Bride and I were privileged to be in Maine for some concert opportunity's. While we were there we decided to take a day and drive too the coast. We could see in our Waze app that Cadilac Mountain and all surrounding roads were jammed packed with tourist. We looked on the map and found a small and secluded part of Acadia National Park that few people go to. We read the reviews and everyone said that it was incredible and now we can put our stamp of agreement on it! I would recommend it to anyone! I hope you enjoy this episode and all the beauty it entails!
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Acadia Carriage Ride & Cadillac Mountain, Bar Harbor, Maine
Travel back to the days of carriage travel as you ride through one of the most breathtaking settings on the Eastern Seaboard. BY08
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Acadia Dining- Stewmans Downtown & Regency- Bar Harbor
Enjoy an authentic downeast lobster bake in a relaxed atmosphere at our ocean-side lobster pound. All of the traditional ingredients are here: Lobsters, steamers, mussels, clam chowder, corn on the cob, and fresh blueberry pie for dessert. Your favorite beverages too, including domestic & imported beers, tasty local brews and a fine selection of wines. And with a menu of sandwiches and other items, there is something for everyone! Stewman's is THE best place for lobster.
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5 More Things to Do in Bar Harbor Maine (Carriage Ride in Acadia National Park)
5 More Things to Do in Bar Harbor Maine (Carriage Ride in Acadia National Park)
Explore the beauty of Bar Harbor, Maine by enjoying the beauty in the natural lands. In this video, you'll see mountains, water, waterfalls and gardens that show off the wondrous sights.
How to spend a day in Bar Harbor, Maine:
1. Take a traditional carriage ride
2. Explore Bar Harbor hiking trails
3. Wander the luscious Maine gardens
4. Relax at the city beaches
5. Shopping in Bar Harbor
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