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Download the Carriage Road map PDF.
The Carriage Roads in Acadia National Park provide 45 miles of auto free cycling. Originally built for horse-drawn carriages, these paths have gentle grades with wide, crushed stone lanes, and are the ideal way to view the park.
Remember, cyclists yield to all users. Everyone yields to horses, which can be startled by sudden movements.
Go to the Acadia National Park website to learn more about our unique Carriage Roads.
The following chart provides information on different Carriage Road loops and rides to assist with your planning. The signpost numbers listed may be found on most detailed maps of the Carriage Roads.
Route | Length | Parking | Signpost Sequence |
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Upper Hadlock Pond | 4.0 miles | Brown Mtn Gate | P-18-13-12-19-18-P |
Amphitheater from Brown Mtn Gate House | 5.2 miles | Brown Mtn Gate | P-18-19-20-21-22- 20-19-18-P |
Amphitheater from Jordan Pond Gate House | 5.2 miles | Jordan Pond Gate | P-15-14-21-22-20-21-14-15-P |
Day Mountain | 5.2 miles | Jordan Pond Gate | P-15-16-17-37-36-38-37-17-16-15-P |
Witch Hole Pond | 5.5 miles | Eagle Lake | P-6-4-2-3-5-4-6-P |
Eagle Lake | 5.9 miles | Eagle Lake | P-6-9-7-8-9-6-P |
Day Mountain – Jordan Stream | 6.2 miles | Jordan Pond Gate | P-15-16-17-37-36-38-37-17-16-25-23- 15-P |
Aunt Betty Pond via West Shore Eagle Lake | 6.3 miles | Eagle Lake | P-6-9-8-10-11-9-6-P |
Paradise Hill – Witch Hole Pond | 6.4 miles | Eagle Lake | P-6-4-2-1-3-5-4-6-P |
Eagle Lake East Shore – Aunt Betty Pond | 8.2 miles | Eagle Lake | P-6-9-7-8-10-11-9-6-P |
Bubble Pond – Triad – Jordan Pond | 8.4 miles | Bubble Pond | P-17-16-15-14-10-8-7-P |
Gilmore Meadow | 8.4 miles | Parkman Mtn | P-13-12-10-11-P |
Jordan Pond – Eagle Lake – Triad | 10.7 miles | Jordan Pond Gate | P-14-10-8-9-7-17-16-15-P |
Sargent Mountain | 10.7 miles | Brown Mtn Gate | P-18-13-12-10-14-21-20-19-18-P |
Jordan Pond – Bubble Pond – Triad – Day Mountain | 11.0 miles | Jordan Pond Gate | P-14-10-8-7-17-37-36-38-37-17-16- 15-P |
Sargent Mountain via Gilmore Meadow | 11.3 miles | Parkman Mtn Lot | P-11-10-14-21-20-19-18-13-P |
Eagle Lake – Witch Hole Pond | 11.4 miles | Eagle Lake | P-6-9-7-8-9-6-4-2-3-5-4-6-P |
Sargent North Face – West Shore Eagle Lake – Aunt Betty Pond | 12.1 miles | Parkman Mtn | P-13-12-10-8-9-11-P |
Sargent Mountain – Bubble Pond – Triad | 15.1 miles | Brown Mtn Gate | P-18-13-12-10-8-7-17-16-15-14-21- 20-19-18-P |
Grand Perimeter | 27.1 miles | Brown Mtn Gate | P-18-13-11-9-6-4-2-1-3-5-4-6-9-7-17- 37-36-38-37-17-16-25-23-15-14-21- 22-20-19-18-P |