Discover Maine’s Acadia National Park’s best hiking trails. Find wonderful hikes for all ages and abilities.
These hikes in Acadia are on the easier side and appropriate for just about everyone. Of course always know your limits and plan accordingly for any trail.
1.6 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
~360 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Beehive Trail is an easy hiking trail in Acadia National Park that leads incredible views.
1 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
The Bar Harbor Shore Trail is an easy hiking trail just outside of Acadia National Park that features incredible views.
1.5 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Bar Island Trail is an easy hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features incredible scenery.
2.4 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
~360 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Beachcroft Trail is a moderate hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features magnificent views.
Varies (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Carriage Roads in Acadia National Park are a wonderful family friendly way to explore the park via mountain bike or on foot.
2 (miles)
Easy
Loop
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Great Meadow Loop Trail is an easy family friendly hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features wonderful scenery.
2 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
~1025 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Champlain North Ridge Trail is an easy hiking trail in Acadia National Park that leads to wonderful views of Frenchman Bay.
1 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Bubbles Divide Trail is an easy family friendly hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features wonderful scenery.
1.8 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
~400 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Gorham Mountain Trail is an easy family friendly hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features wonderful scenery.
1.5 (miles)
Easy
Loop
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Great Head Trail is an easy family friendly hiking trail in Acadia National Park that will delight with incredible scenery.
1 (miles)
Easy
Loop
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
The Jordan Pond Nature Trail is an easy hiking trail in Acadia National Park that loops through a lush a evergreen forest around Jordan Pond.
3.2 (miles)
Moderate
Loop
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Jordan Pond Trail is a moderate hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features wonderful views along the water’s edge.
2 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
~300 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Long Pond Trail is an easy family friendly hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features wonderful views.
2.2 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
~900 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Perpendicular Trail is an easy hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features wonderful views of Long Pond.
1.8 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
~910 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Precipice Trail is an easy hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features sweeping scenic views.
1.2 (miles)
Easy
Loop
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Ship Harbor Trail is an easy family friendly hiking trail in Acadia National Park that meanders through thick coniferous forest to the rocky ocean shoreline.
1.4 (miles)
Easy
Out & Back
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Acadia Wonderland Trail is an easy hiking trail in Acadia National Park that weaves through an evergreen forest to the rocky Atlantic shoreline.
These hiking trails in Acadia a bit more difficult. Hikers can expect more distance and likely some elevation gain. However, their efforts are rewarded with more solitude and amazing views.
2.5 (miles)
Moderate
Loop
~450 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Acadia Mountain Trail is a moderate hiking trail in Acadia National Park the features absolutely stunning scenery.
3.3 (miles)
Moderate
Out & Back
~1150 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Door Mountain Trail is a moderate hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features wonderful scenery.
4.4 (miles)
Moderate
Out & Back
~1150 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Cadillac North Ridge Trail is a moderate hiking trail in Acadia National Park that leads to the summit Cadillac Mountain.
7 (miles)
Difficult
Out & Back
~1350 (+) (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Cadillac South Ridge Trail is a difficult hiking trail in Acadia National Park that leads to the summit of the highest peak along the eastern seaboard.
5.4 (miles)
Moderate
Out & Back
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Schooner Head Trail is a moderate hiking trail in Acadia National Park that connects Bar Harbor with the park through a lush mixed hardwood forest.
4.4 (miles)
Moderate
Out & Back
Minimal (Elev. Δ - ft)
Maine
Ocean Path Trail is a moderate hiking trail in Acadia National Park that features incredible ocean views.