Last Updated on October 19, 2023 by Jill
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We have been doing a lot of exploring in Maine and, this week it is all about Our Visit to Acadia. Last week’s post was on the Maine highlands if you didn’t catch it click here. Acadia National park sees over three million visitors a year according to the National Park Service. This makes them one of the top 10 visited national parks in the United States. The beauty in the park is incredible, and even more exciting is all the hiking trails they have available. This is what we are most excited about.
It has been a while since we have been on a good hike so, we are all set to do some serious hiking while we are here. We broke up our hiking into two separate visits. Our first visit was the Beech Cliff Ladder trail. This trail has four metal ladders to climb which is great to get that heart pumping. We really enjoyed this hike. This hike really lets you know your thighs and calves are there. Especially, for two people who haven’t been hiking in a while. It was a great starter hike for us and the views were incredible. It definitely helped us prepare for our next hike.
Beehive trail
This hike is a pretty strenuous hike. It is actually classified as a climb and not a hike by the National Parks. They were right. There is a warning at the beginning of the trial that warns everyone that people have been seriously injured and killed on this hike. There are no guard rails to protect you from falling off. It is very open, so if you are not good with your balance or afraid of heights this trail might not be for you. There is another trail that is more aggressive called the Precipice Trail. However, it was closed due to Peregrine Falcon nesting in the area. These falcons are being reintroduced into the park which is really amazing. No worries we thoroughly enjoyed our climb up Beehive.
After getting to the top of Beehive Trail we hiked down to Bowl lake another great spot. Then we turned and completed our hike back to the car. We did some filming and photos so, I put together a little video. I know it has been a while since we have done a video so it may be a little rough but I hope you enjoy it. Click on the link below to go to the video.
Cheers,
Jill
