Dorr Mountain–Cadillac Mountain, 7 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Bar Harbor, ME. The route passes The Tarn, Dorr Mountain and Cadillac Mountain before reaching Sunset view at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,817 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly rock. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi95 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 31%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 44.35902, -68.20601
Nearest town Bar Harbor, ME
Directions
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Dorr Mountain–Cadillac Mountain, 7 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 97–1,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.35902, -68.20601
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 66°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass The Tarn.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Beachcroft Path, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Kurt Diederichs Climb, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Schiff Path, heading S.
- 1 miPass Dorr Mountain.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Cadillac Mountain.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac Summit Loop, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Cadillac Summit Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Middle Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Sunset view.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Cadillac Mountain East-West Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Dorr Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cadillac South Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 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 miContinue straight onto Schiff Path, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto Kurt Diederichs Climb, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beachcroft Path, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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
71% rock17% dirt6% paved3% gravel3% 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 (~106 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sieur de Monts Spring–Emery Viewpoint, 6 sights 1.3 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- The Tarn & Kane Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 61 ft
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