Precipice Trail Acadia
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Maine · hancock County

Precipice Trail Acadia

Exposed Acadia scramble route with ladders and cliff-edge scenery.

Rating
Length
2.6 mi
Difficulty
7
County
hancock
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About This Trail

Acadia’s most challenging trail, climbing 1,000 feet in 0.9 miles up the sheer east face of Champlain Mountain via iron rungs, ladders, and narrow cliff ledges. Typically closed March-August for peregrine falcon nesting, this exposed vertical ascent demands steady nerves and sure footing.

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Coordinates: 44.3500966, -68.1909348
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Getting There

From Bar Harbor, take the Park Loop Road south from Hulls Cove Visitor Center. Follow the one-way section toward Sand Beach; the Precipice trailhead parking is on the right before the entrance station, about 3.9 miles from town.

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