Discover Acadia National Park: Amc Guide To The Best Hiking, Biking, And Paddling (Discover Series)

Sweeping mountain views, rugged ocean scenery, and abundant wildlife await hikers, bikers, and paddlers at Acadia National Park. This completely revised and updated edition of our best-selling guide features fifty of the best hiking, biking, and paddling trips in the park, Isle au Haut, and the Schoodic Peninsula, including ten trips new to this edition. Detailed descriptions of each trip summarize the trip time, distance, and difficulty, and now include the closest stop in the Park's easy-to-use shuttle system. Eighty additional hiking trails are described in the appendix, making this the most comprehensive guide to outdoor activities available for the National Park. A full-color, pull-out, contour map shows every hiking trail in the park, as well as carriage roads for biking and walking, park roads, parking areas, paddling launch sites, and shuttle bus stops. From short, one-hour excursions to daylong adventures, outdoor enthusiasts will get the inside scoop on where to go and what to do during a visit to this magnificent park.. Special features include:>Fifty hiking, biking, and paddling trips for all ability levels>Descriptions of all hiking trails in Acadia National Park>Detailed information on the Park's extensive shuttle system>Pull-out contour map of the entire National Park with trails, parking, shuttle stops, boat launches, and more>At-A-Glance trip highlights chart for easy planning>Appendixes including camping and lodging suggestions, local outfitters, and other resources>Sidebars on natural and local history>Guidelines for protecting and preserving the environment in and around the Park