Birch Spring–Jordan Pond, 11 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,294 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Birch Spring–Jordan Pond, 11 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Hulls Cove, ME. The route passes Eagle Lake, Jordan Pond, Sargent Mountain Pond and Birch Spring before reaching Lower Hadlock Pond at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 3,294 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Birch Spring–Jordan Pond, 11 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,294 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Elevation 194–1,148 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.37808, -68.25265
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Acadia National Park Headquarters stop 707 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Eagle Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Connors Nubble Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bubbles Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bubbles Divide, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Jordan Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Jordan Pond Path, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Deer Brook Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Sargent Mountain Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Birch Spring.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Carriage Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Lower Hadlock Pond.
- 450 ftBear right onto Lower Hadlock Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Birch Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Carriage Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Around-Mountain Carriage Road, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Amphitheatre Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sargent South Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Penobscot Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Deer Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Jordan Pond Path, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Bubbles Divide, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bubbles Trail, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Connors Nubble Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 4:17 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Acadia National Park Headquarters stop 707 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Duck Brook Waterfall–Eagle Lake, 7 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Eagle Lake–Witch Hole Pond, 4 lakes 4.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Duck Brook Waterfall–Eagle Lake, 8 lakes 5.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Bubble Pond–Eagle Lake Loop, 7 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,431 ft
- Sunset view–Bubble Pond, 4 lakes 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft
- Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 5 viewpoints 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,693 ft
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