Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 5 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Bar Harbor, ME. The route passes Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint and Hawk Watch before reaching Bubble Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 1,556 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade, and is mostly rock. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi331 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 45%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cadillac North Ridge Trail 44.36055, -68.22905
Nearest town Bar Harbor, ME
Directions
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Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint–Bubble Pond, 5 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,556 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 331–1,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cadillac North Ridge Trail · 44.36055, -68.22905
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start on Cadillac North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miPass Hawk Watch.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Middle Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Bubble Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Carriage Road, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Cadillac North Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pemetic Mountain North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cadillac West Face Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cadillac North Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
63% rock30% dirt4% gravel2% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:02 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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