Great Head — Attraction in Bar Harbor

I feel like this is a locals hidden gem🙈, and I sorta don't want to tell you how amazing it is. It starts out as a nice gravel trail through the pine forest, then rock stairs take you down to sand beach to play. Once you venture back up the stairs you venture in the rock scramble section. It's a mixture of climbing up and walking up a steep incline. The kids absolutely loved this part. Then, it's a mile around the top with views all around the point.

The trail has muddy sections, lots of tree roots and as mentioned rock sections. So just be prepared for all types of terrian.

Pack a lunch and when you get to the over look with all the orange rocks( you'll know when you get there), climb down and enjoy your lunch in the sea breeze with waves...

Gorgeous overlook. Immensely worth it with a shorter and more flat loop trail of dirt/gravel/rock. Park off of Schooner and take the trail left. I suggest taking the perimeter trail the whole way. You’ll hit a footpath with a spectacular view of the coastline (pictured) and then of course the actual overlook as you continue on your journey. This was my favorite non-challenging trail. If you continue on you’ll also hit the sand beach area is you go down the steps. This was a less touristy/packed way to access that area. After that, it’s a super short walk back to the car. Of course you could take the trail right from the beginning, do the beach first and access the same stuff. Maybe even just go to the...

The Great Head Trail in Acadia National Park offers the “Full Loop” (1.8 miles) and the “Short Loop” (1.6 miles). This beautiful trail is rated as moderate difficulty on the AllTrails app. Views of the Atlantic Ocean are gorgeous from numerous viewpoints along these trails. Parking is available on the Schooner Head Road. A better parking option is at Sand Beach which offers tons of parking options in addition to public restrooms. The sea cliffs all along the Great Head Trails are impressive; especially during stormy weather with the ocean waves crashing into the cliffs. Pretty...