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Acadia Slow Loop
A 5-day road trip through Acadia National Park and the quieter Mount Desert Island corners that make Maine feel like a secret.
5days
16stops
DAY01
Depart → Bar Harbor
Overnight in Bar Harbor Village Green
- 09:00Depart· start
- 11:30Hulls Cove
- 14:00⭐ Bar Harbor Shore Path
- 17:00Bar Harbor Village Green· overnight
Accommodation
Bar Harbor village
DAY02
Depart → Jordan Pond
Overnight in Jordan Pond
- 08:00Depart· start
- 08:30Sand Beach
- 10:30⭐ Ocean Path & Thunder Hole
- 15:30Jordan Pond· overnight
Accommodation
Bar Harbor village
DAY03
Depart → Northeast Harbor
Overnight in Northeast Harbor
- 04:45Depart· start
- 05:15⭐ Cadillac Mountain Summit
- 09:30Sieur de Monts Spring
- 14:30Northeast Harbor· overnight
Accommodation
Northeast Harbor or Southwest Harbor area
Food
- Breakfast · snacks, a thermos, or something picked up the night before will make the sunrise start much less painful
DAY04
Bass Harbor Head Light Station → Southwest Harbor
Overnight in Southwest Harbor
- 09:45⭐ Bass Harbor Head Light Station· start
- 12:30Wonderland Trail
- 15:30Southwest Harbor· overnight
Accommodation
Southwest Harbor
DAY05
Depart → Bangor
- 08:30Depart· start
- 10:15⭐ Schoodic Point
- 13:00Winter Harbor
- 16:30Bangor International Airport
Heads Up
- Acadia can require timed vehicle reservations for Cadillac Mountain in season, and parking fills early at the big-name coastal stops. Keep layers handy even in summer — ocean wind, fog, and summit temps can change the day fast.