Cadillac Mountain–Bubble Pond, 15 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Bar Harbor, ME. The route passes Cadillac Mountain, Bubble Pond, Eagle Lake and 3 more before reaching Duck Brook Waterfall at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,229 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 41%16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Homans Path 44.36315, -68.20719
Nearest town Bar Harbor, ME
Directions
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Cadillac Mountain–Bubble Pond, 15 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 3,229 ft · 6 hr 51 min
Elevation 62–1,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Homans Path · 44.36315, -68.20719
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 66°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:01 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homans Path, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hemlock Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dorr Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Cadillac Mountain.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Middle Peak Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Bubble Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Eagle Lake.
- 250 ftBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading N.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading W.
- 1 miPass Halfmoon Pond.
- 450 ftBear right onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass New Mills Meadow Pond.
- 50 ftPass Duck Brook Falls.
- 200 ftPass Duck Brook Waterfall.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Duck Brook Bridge, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Cadillac Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Witch Hole Pond Carriage Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Witch Hole Connector Carriage Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Eagle Lake Carriage Road, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Dorr Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Homans Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% gravel22% rock17% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 66°F57°
Precip6%Wind13 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:04 PM
Sun
66°52°
Mon
76°48°
Tue
74°56°
Wed
62°52°
60%
Thu
70°54°
60%
Fri
63°45°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Homans Path Trailhead
- The Tarn–Jesup Path Loop, 6 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 724 ft
- Sieur de Monts Spring–Emery Viewpoint Loop, 9 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 767 ft
- Hemlock Path–Hemlock Trail Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Dorr Mountain–Sieur de Monts Spring Loop, 9 sights 3 mi · ▲ 1,147 ft
- Cadillac Mountain–Sunset view, 7 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft
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