Biking Mount Desert Island: Pocket Guide

by Audrey Minutolo-Le

Overview

With 57 miles of well-tended carriage paths—skirting some of the most beautiful sights on Mount Desert Island and free of automobile traffic—Acadia National park is a very popular destination among bicyclists. Audrey Minutolo-Le provides cyclists with an in-depth look at 18 of the island's finest loop routes, both on and off-road, and gives valuable tips on the prime times to cycle busy sections of Acadia. She also includes many great rides outside the park that are often overlooked. Each route is broken down by mileage, categorized by degree of difficulty, and described in detail with maps to help riders pick routes most comfortable for their skill level.
Includes a new introduction and updated information on trails and routes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608930463
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	04/16/2012
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	4.60(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Introduction 7

Bicycling in Acadia 8

Information and Resources 15

Mount Desert Island Map 20

Carriage Road Rides

Witch Hole Pond Loop, Paradise Hill Loop 23

Eagle Lake Loop 26

Aunt Betty Pond Loop, Giant Slide Loop 29

Bubble Pond/Jordan Pond Loop 32

Upper Hadlock and Cedar Swamp Mountain Loop 35

Day Mountain Loop 38

Around-the-Mountain Loop 41

Amphitheater Loop 44

Paved and Carriage Road Combination Rides

Eagle Lake and the Mountain Road Loop 47

Sargent Drive 50

Long Pond Fire Road 54

Seal Cove Road and Route 102A Loop 57

Seal Cove and Western Mountain Fire Roads 61

Paved Road Rides

Park Loop Road 63

Whitney Farm and Indian Point Road 67

The West Side Ride 71

Bar Harbor to Sand Beach and Schooner Head 74

Schooner Head Road to Otter Cliffs Loop 77