Explore Mount Desert Island!
Perfect MDI Day
Charlotte’s Perfect Bar Harbor Day :)
Start with Choco-latte breakfast sandwich and cold blew and a Shore Path Walk in town.
Doing one of her favorite hikes (Sargent & Penobscot, Champlain, or Dorr)
Thrive smoothie and salad for lunch!
Hanging out in Hidden Barn Books and buying a new book :)
Other favorite stores include: Spruce & Gussy, In the Woods, Window Panes, Cadillac Mountain Sports, Athletic Brewing Company, The Acadia Country Store, Bark Harbor
Ending the day with Beal’s Lobster Roll and then back to town for ice cream at Ben & Bills
Us on Champlain :)
McLeod’s Perfect Bar Harbor Day
Morning:
Bike up Cadillac Mountain
Breakfast sandwiches in town from Stadium or Chocolatte
Visit Hidden Barn Books, read a book or the newspaper upstairs
Afternoon:
Lunch from Lunch in town
Hike Champlain
Explore Sand Beach or the Shore Path
Wander through town (favorite spots are Hidden Barn Books, The Maine Country Store, Cadillac Mountain Sports, In the Woods, and Atlantic Brewing Company)
Tennis
Evening:
Dinner at McKay’s Pub
Ice cream at Ben and Bill’s
Early bedtime
Acadia National Park
Hikes:
Champlain: One of our favorites right by Bar Harbor. Orange and Black or Beachcroft Path are good trails up (45 min to 1 hour up)
Precipice on Champlain is an awesome ladder trail if open (1 hour up)
Pemetic: on other side of island but one of my favorites and very interesting trails (love the north ridge) (45 min to 1 hour up)
Sargent and Penobscot: can do together easily and a favorite hike. Has a pond to swim in part way. Can end at Jordan Pond House for popovers (2-4 hours)
Dorr: ladder trail, Kirk detrick, and Homan’s Path are great trails up. Can easily connect over to Cadillac as well (2-3 hours)
Great Head: gorgeous walk out along the water and look back at sand beach (45 min to 1 hour)
Gorham: a favorite mountain that’s not too long of a hike and has amazing views of sand beach (45 min to 1 hour)
Beehive: way over crowded but really cool ladder trail (not for someone afraid of heights) (can be crowded and backed up on trail)
Cadillac: highest mountain on the island. Can drive up with reservation but there are some fun hikes. First place of sunrise in US
Acadia: on the other side of island and a really great and pretty hike
Jordan Pond Walk: beautiful loop around pond and can connect to hikes (3.3. miles around)
Other Activities:
Bike on the Carriage Roads (Around Eagle Lake and Jordan Pond are some of our favorites)
Bike up Cadillac (join McLeod for an early morning bike ride everyday)
Walk the Homan’s Path
Visit the Wildflower Gardens of Acadia
Visit the Thuya Gardens
Visit the Asticou Azalea Gardens
Walk along Otter Cliffs for amazing views
Visit Baker Island by Water Taxi
Bar Harbor
Things to Do
Walk the Shore Path
Check out Hidden Barn Books :)
Walk out to Bar Island on the Sand Bar
Drive up Cadillac Mountain (reservation needed)
Drive the Park Loop Road (Park Pass required)
Margaret Todd boat rides
Go explore other towns on the island such as Northeast Harbor!
Where to Eat
Breakfast and Coffee
Jordan’s (Famous for Blueberry Pancakes)
Lunch
Mother’s Kitchen (a little bit of a drive)
Atlantic Brewing Company (also try a blueberry beer)
Dinner (you don’t need to worry about eating before Friday’s Kickoff, but if you are in town earlier!)
Havana & Parilla (Havana needs a reservation, but Parilla is walk ins)