AMC Recommended Trips – Hiking Cadillac Mountain (Moderate hiking in ME)

Source: Discover Acadia National Park

What you’ll see: A relatively long hike over open ledges to the summit of Mount Desert Island's highest mountain. There are great views during most of this hike.

What you’ll experience:

• Difficulty: Moderate
• Distance: 7.0 miles round-trip
  
• Elevation Gain: 1,500 feet
• Estimated Time: 4 hours
• Map: AMC Hiking, Biking, and Paddling Map to Acadia National Park: E8, D8
  

What’s in the area:

• Blackwoods Campground
  
• Summit gift shop
  
• Views of the Atlantic Ocean
  

Getting There

• Trailhead for Cadillac South Ridge Trail is just west of the entrance to Blackwoods Campground on Maine Route 3, 5.6 miles south of Bar Harbor.