Champlain Mountain–Sieur de Monts Spring, 8 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 2,281 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Champlain Mountain–Sieur de Monts Spring, 8 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Bar Harbor, ME. The route passes Sieur de Monts Spring, The Tarn and Champlain Mountain. It climbs 2,281 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi62 – 1,053 ft · steepest grade: 44%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.37255, -68.22198
Nearest town Bar Harbor, ME
Directions
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Champlain Mountain–Sieur de Monts Spring, 8 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 2,281 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 62–1,055 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.37255, -68.22198
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gorge Path, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Hemlock Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hemlock Path, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Jesup Path, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Sieur de Monts Spring.
- 0.2 miPass The Tarn.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Beachcroft Path, heading S.
- 1.1 miPass Champlain Mountain.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto The Precipice Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Champlain Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Beachcroft Path, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Jesup Path, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hemlock Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hemlock Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Gorge Path, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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
54% rock35% dirt9% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:02 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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