Acadia National Park Self-Guided Audio Tour

Departure Point

• Just before the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, as they’re getting ready to reach the main park entrance.

Return Details

• Just before the Hulls Cove Visitor Center, as they’re getting ready to reach the main park entrance.

Duration
16 hours - 18 hours

Languages Available

• Audio guide - English

Points of Interest

Stop At: Hulls Cove Visitor Center
25 Visitor Center Rd, Bar Harbor, Maine
Acadia National Park & The Hulls Cove Visitor Center, where you purchase park tickets and get maps.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Frenchman Bay
Bar Harbor, Maine
Your first overlook after entering the park, high above the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sieur de Monts Spring
Behind the Nature Center, Maine
An exhibit center for park nature and science, plus Wild Gardens and trails like Jesup Path, on the site of Acadia's origin.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Champlain Mountain & Beehive Loop Trail
Park Loop Rd, Bar Harbor, Maine
Another view from afar showing you how high up you still are above Bar Harbor and the ocean, before you get closer to sea level.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Schooner Head Overlook
Schooner Head Overlook, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
A larger, still elevated overlook area with a vista of the sea
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sand Beach
Maine
This is a popular, two mile round-trip, moderate loop hike high above the ocean and Sand Beach.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Thunder Hole
Park Loop Rd, Bar Harbor, Maine
From the Sand Beach parking lot, head down to the sandy beachfront, or walk up to the Ocean Path and walk parallel to the road and coastline all the way to Otter Point. It's 2.2 miles, or 4.4 miles round trip.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Otter Cliff
On the east side of the Park Loop Road, Maine
This is a small inlet, naturally carved out of the rocks, where the waves roll in. At the end of the inlet, down low, is a small cavern where, when the rush of the wave arrives, air and water are forced out like a clap of thunder, with splashes as high as 40 feet to accompany the thunderous roar.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Otter Cove Bridge & Causeway
Park Loop Road, Mount Desert, ME 04660
These cliffs rise a hundred feet above the coast and are a popular rock-climbing spot over the ocean.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Wild Iris Farm, LLC
2 Lakewood Farm Road, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
This is the very southern tip of the peninsula, and the other end of the Ocean Path that began back at Sand Beach. The view from here is one of the most spectacular sights along the North Atlatic seaboard.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Jordan Pond
Maine
This is where the road curves around the inlet known as Otter Cove, featuring a one-of-a-kind stone bridge. The inlet leads to a creek on the other side. This cove is a great place for tidepooling!
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Bubbles
Mount Desert, ME 04660
A giant barn holds stables for enormous, strong horses that pull carriages up and down some of the historic carriage roads of Acadia, just as they've done since the days of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who began building them in 1913.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Cadillac Mountain
Maine
This pond is more like a lake. It covers 187 acres with an iconic view of the Bubbles mountains. Jordan Pond House is a historic house...and home to an iconic tradition at Acadia...the baking of hot, piping popover rolls that remain one of the most popular reasons that folks flock to Acadia!
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Echo Lake Beach
, , Maine
Bubble Rock is a gigantic boulder hanging off the side of South Bubble Mountain. To get to it, hike the Bubbles Divide Trail. This is a short, easy-to-moderate hike, only about a mile long, with a total elevation gain of 608 feet. Plus some boulder scrambling at the end if you want to get really close to the rock. Hike the Bubbles Divide Trail to South Bubble, following signs to Bubble Rock.Just keep left the whole way up the trail.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
116 Lighthouse Road, Bass Harbor, Maine
Cadillac Mountain rises 1,528 feet above sea level. That makes is the highest mountain in Acadia and on Mount Desert Island. It's also the highest point along the entire east coast of the United States. And you can drive up to the summit for breathtaking views of Bar Harbor, Frenchman Bay and the Porcupine Islands.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ship Harbor Nature Trail
Bass Harbor, Maine
This is one of the most photographed bridges in all of Maine, with a graceful arch reflected by the waters of Somes Creek, framed by nature for a picturesque and charming view. It's nicknamed the Monet Bridge after the French artist, because it's as pretty as one of his paintings. There's also a small museum on site in case you want to peruse the history of Mount Desert Island.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Wonderland Trail
Southwest Harbor, Maine
With a sandy beach on its south shore, Echo Lake is a gorgeous little lake on the western side of Mount desert Island just south of Somesville, and part of Acadia. It makes for a nice swimming hole in summer, and voices tend to echo off the surrounding mountainous granite rocks.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Seawall Picnic Area
Seawall Picnic Area, Seawall Road, Southwest Harbor, Maine
Built of brick in 1858 on a stone foundation, this lighthouse stands 56 feet above the high water mark. It's the most famous lighthouse in Acadia. It's the only lighthouse on Mount Desert Island, and one of the most recognized and photographed in the United States.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Charlotte Rhoades Garden and Butterfly Park
191 Main St, Southwest Harbor, Maine
This is an easy 1.3 mile figure-eight loop along the forest floor off Seawall Road near the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, with stunning coastline views.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Seal Harbor
Seal Harbor, Maine
This is an easy 1.4 mile round trip hike to the ocean along Seawall Road near Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Thuya Gardens
15 Thuya Drive, Northeast Harbor, , Mount Desert, Maine
This is a picnic area with a parking lot where you can stop and take in an up-close view of the ocean.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Northeast Harbor
Northeast Harbor, Maine
This butterfly garden at Charlotte Rhoades Park gives visitors a chance to learn more about butterfly habitats and spot some up close.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Somes Sound

This is historic homestead is an example of a typical Maine mountain farm. It was first settled by John Carroll and his family in 1825, and has been preserved after being donated to Acadia.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Seal Cove Picnic Area
675 Cape Road, Tremont, ME 04674
On the optional Northeast Harbor leg. There's also a beautiful village green here, along with a small sandy beach.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Seal Cove Auto Museum
1414 Tremont Rd, Rt. 102, Seal Cove, Maine
An optional stop on the Northeast Harbor leg to explore some beautiful landscaped gardens.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake, Maine
An optional stop on the Northeast Harbor leg to explore a beautiful azalea garden.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Somesville Historical Museum and Gardens
2 Oak Hill Rd, Maine
A small village along the optional Northeast Harbor leg.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Asticou Azalea Garden
3 Sound Drive, Northeast Harbor, Maine
An optional drive along Somes Sound on the Northeast Harbor leg.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Great Head Trail
Maine
A small park along the Northeast Harbor leg, along Sergeant Drive and the Somes Sound
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Otter Point Overlook
Ocean Path, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Along the westernmost option leg of the southwest peninsula, this is a museum featuring some of the very first automobiles.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Carroll Homestead
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
Along the westernmost option leg of the southwest peninsula, this is a small park area near the water.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Suminsby Park
Mount Desert, ME 04660
This is the largest freshwater lakes in Acadia and on Mount Desert Island. It's 452 pristine acres, with an average depth of 50 feet.
Duration: 45 minutes

Additional Information

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Optional Starting Points: • Hulls Cove Visitor Center parking lot • Rt. 3 Trenton straight to Somesville
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Exclusions

• Private transportation
• Meals and refreshment
• Entrance Fees
• Wild Iris Farm $25-30 per person
• Parking Fees

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