Cadillac Mountain–Sunset view, 7 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Bar Harbor, ME. The route passes Cadillac Mountain before reaching Sunset view at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,870 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 34%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Homans Path 44.36315, -68.20719
Nearest town Bar Harbor, ME
Directions
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Cadillac Mountain–Sunset view, 7 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft · 2 hr 28 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 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Sunset view.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cadillac Mountain East-West Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Cadillac Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Dorr Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Homans Path, heading NE.
- 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
58% dirt31% rock6% paved3% gravel2% 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 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:06 PM
Sun
66°52°
Mon
76°48°
Tue
74°56°
Wed
62°52°
60%
Thu
70°54°
60%
Fri
63°45°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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–Bubble Pond, 15 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 3,229 ft
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