Cadillac Mountain–Jordan Pond, 9 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Bar Harbor, ME. The route passes Cadillac Mountain, Bubble Pond, Jordan Pond and Little Long Pond before reaching Little Long Pond at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 4,606 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cadillac Mountain–Jordan Pond, 9 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 4,606 ft · 7 hr 32 min
Elevation 13–1,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.37255, -68.22198
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gorge Path, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Cadillac Mountain.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Middle Peak Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Bubble Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Pemetic South Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pemetic East Cliff Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bubble & Jordan Ponds Path, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Jordan Pond.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Jordan Pond Path, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Jordan Pond Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jordan Pond House Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Jordan Stream Path, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Jordan Stream Path, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Carriage Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Jordan Stream Path, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Carriage Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Little Long Pond.
- 0.4 miPass Little Long Pond.
- 0.2 miReach Cadillac Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Jordan Stream Path, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto Carriage Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Jordan Stream Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto Jordan Stream Path, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Carriage Road, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Carriage Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Asticou & Jordan Pond Path, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Jordan Pond Nature Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jordan Pond Path, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bubble & Jordan Ponds Path, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pemetic East Cliff Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pemetic South Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Gorge Path, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear 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 4.2 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 3:55 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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