Dorr Mountain–Sieur de Monts Spring, 9 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Dorr Mountain–Sieur de Monts Spring, 9 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Bar Harbor, ME. The route passes Sieur de Monts Spring, The Tarn and Dorr Mountain. It climbs 1,222 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi62 – 1,237 ft · steepest grade: 33%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.37255, -68.22198
Nearest town Bar Harbor, ME

Directions

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Dorr Mountain–Sieur de Monts Spring, 9 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 62–1,236 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.37255, -68.22198

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Gorge Path, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Hemlock Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hemlock Path, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Jesup Path, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miPass Sieur de Monts Spring.
  7. 0.2 miPass The Tarn.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Beachcroft Path, heading S.
  9. 250 ftReach Dorr Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Kurt Diederichs Climb, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Schiff Path, heading N.
  12. 1 miPass Dorr Mountain.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cadillac-Dorr Connector, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Gorge Path, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% rock40% dirt8% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:02 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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