Bar Island — Local services in Gouldsboro

Crossing over to Bar Island is a fun experience. Please research the high and low tide times. Allow 2 hours before and after those times to travel there and back. Along the way there are rocks and broken shells. It's an easy walk, but make sure you have some kind of footwear. Go early and walk up the trail onto the wooded path up the island. You might see deer or other wildlife. Personally, I only saw a human couple gathering up their blankets which looked as though they had set themselves up for extended camping. Though camping...

This walk is based on the tide but worth the schedule. Be sure to make time to continue the walk onto the island. The trail will split. To the right is the remains of an old house. To the left is the hike to the highest point on the island. We saw several deer on Bar Island and the view back of Bar Harbor in the evening is really nice. Round trip is 2 miles total. Wear decent shoes, rocks and flip flops aren't...

Don't get stranded! My son and I felt we timed the tide correctly but we're halfway across the island when my wife called to say The Sandbar is disappearing faster than we all expected. We made it back in time to still catch our cruise ship we just had to take our shoes and socks off and walk through some water other people were not so lucky and had to wade much deeper than we did. Beautiful hike would...