Maine 2015
Acadia National Park
Tuesday October 6 through Saturday October 17
Stu & I flew to Portland, Maine, via Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. We visited lighthouses in Rockland ME, the Camden Hills State Park (near Camden), and Acadia National Park. The return trip went through O'Hare International Airport in Chicago IL. Nearly the entire trip was tracked by a Garmin Oregon 600 GPS and by an Apple iPhone 6. For the purposes of this website, the Oregon tracks are presented below, except where noted otherwise.
Where topographic maps are available, they are denoted by a "(Topo)" link, sometimes accompanied by a special description. Most are the standard 24,000:1. Bright pink/magenta lines represent manually-powered transportation (e.g., canoe, hiking) and amethyst-colored lines are powered transportation (e.g., motorboat, but no such transport occurred on trails/water on this trip).
Unless specified otherwise, GPX tracks are unedited.
Overview
- Overview map—This is a composite map of all the GPS tracks on a blank U.S. states map, with the states we visited highlighted in yellow. (Close-up of Maine)
- All GPS tracks / view map—The whole trip, including hikes, driving,....
Tuesday, October 6
- GPX / view map—Our flight from Oklahoma City OK to Newark NJ (Newark International Airport).
- GPX / view map—Bus ride between terminals at Newark NJ (Newark International Airport).
- GPX / view map—Our flight from Newark NJ (Newark International Airport) to Portland Jetport in Portland ME.
- GPX / view map—Walking from terminal to rental car parking at Portland Jetport.
- GPX / view map—Driving from Portland Jetport to parking in Freeport ME (for LL Bean).
- GPX / view map—Walking to/at/from LL Bean in Freeport ME.
- GPX / view map—Driving from Freeport to our hotel in Rockport ME (Island View Inn).
- GPX / view map—Driving from our hotel in Rockport to dinner in Rockland ME.
- GPX / view map—Driving back to our hotel from dinner.
Wednesday, October 7
- GPX / view map—Driving from our hotel in Rockport to the Rockland lighthouse.
- GPX / view map—Walking to/from the Rockland lighthouse. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from the Rockland lighthouse to lunch, also in Rockland.
- GPX / view map—Driving from lunch in Rockland to the Owl's Head lighthouse in Rockland.
- GPX / view map—Walking in the area of the Owl's Head lighthouse. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from Owl's Head lighthouse to dinner in Rockland.
- GPX / view map—Driving from dinner in Rockland to our hotel in Rockport.
Thursday, October 8
- GPX / view map—Driving from the hotel in Rockport to Mount Battie in Camden Hills State Park, including a stop for lunch northeast of Camden.
- GPX / view map—Walking around the summit of Mount Battie in Camden Hills State Park.
- GPX / view map—Driving from the summit of Mount Battie to the trailhead of a trail we took in Camden Hills State Park.
- GPX / view map—Hiking in Camden Hills State Park. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving to the Shoreline Trail in Camden Hills State Park.
- GPX / view map—Short hike on the Shoreline Trail in Camden Hills State Park.
- GPX / view map—Driving from Camden Hills State Park to our hotel (Hampton Inn) in Ellsworth ME.
- GPX / view map—Driving from our hotel to dinner in Ellsworth ME.
- GPX / view map—Driving back to hotel from dinner in Ellsworth ME.
Friday, October 9
- GPX / view map—Driving from our hotel in Ellsworth to the visitor center at Acadia National Park.
- GPX / view map—Driving from the Acadia National Park visitor center to Schoodic Point (also in Acadia N. P.).
- GPX / view map—Walking in the Schoodic Point area.
- GPX / view map—Driving from Schoodic Point back to Ellsworth.
Saturday, October 10
- GPX / view map—Driving from Ellsworth to near Upper Hadlock Pond in Acadia National Park.
- GPX / view map—Hiking various trails, including the Maple Spring Trail, to near the summit of Sargent Mountain and to Sargent Mountain Pond (a fishless pond left by the glaciers) in Acadia National Park. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving back to Ellsworth.
Sunday, October 11
- GPX / view map—Driving from Ellsworth to the trailhead parking area for Beech Mountain trails.
- GPX / view map—Hiking the Valley Trail and a small part of the Canada Cliffs Trail near Beech Mountain in Acadia National Park. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving to Southwest Harbor for dinner, then to our hotel (Best Western) northwest of Bar Harbor.
Monday, October 12
- GPX / view map—Driving from the hotel to the trailhead for the Bubbles Divide and Jordan Pond Carry trails.
- GPX / view map—Hiking to Eagle Lake and up/over Conners Nubble. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from near The Bubbles to dinner at the Jordan Pond House, then to our hotel (there are some missing track points near the hotel).
Tuesday, October 13
- GPX / view map—Driving to the south side of Jordan Pond.
- GPX / view map—Hiking the carriage roads south of Jordan Pond. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from Jordan Pond to Bubble Pond.
- GPX / view map—Walking/hiking in the Bubble Pond area. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Additional walking in the Bubble Pond area.
- GPX / view map—Driving from Bubble Pond to Bar Harbor for dinner.
- GPX / view map—Walking in Bar Harbor.
- GPX / view map—Driving back to the hotel from Bar Harbor.
Wednesday, October 14
- GPX / view map—Driving from the hotel to Upper Hadlock Pond.
- GPX / view map—Hiking in the Hadlock Ponds area. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from Hadlock Ponds area to the north side of Eagle Lake.
- GPX / view map—Walking in the Eagle Lake area.
- GPX / view map—Driving from the Eagle Lake area to Bar Harbor for dinner.
- GPX / view map—Walking in Bar Harbor.
- GPX / view map—Driving back to the hotel.
Thursday, October 15
- GPX / view map—Driving to the south side of Jordan Pond (includes a spur caused by a missed turn).
- GPX / view map—Hiking. This was a very long hike by our standards, starting at Jordan Pond, crossing The Bubbles, then to Eagle Lake and Bubble Pond, and back to Jordan Pond. The trails roughly circled Pemetic Mountain. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving to Bar Harbor for dinner.
- GPX / view map—Walking in Bar Harbor.
- GPX / view map—Driving back to the hotel.
Friday, October 16
- GPX / view map—Driving to the Sieur de Monts area.
- GPX / view map—Hiking the Jessup Path and Hemlock Trail. (iPhone track) (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving to Sand Beach.
- GPX / view map—Hiking the Ocean Trail. (Topo)
- GPX / view map—Driving from Sand Beach to Seal Harbor to Bar Harbor.
- GPX / view map—Driving in Bar Harbor.
- GPX / view map—Walking in Bar Harbor.
- GPX / view map—Driving back to the hotel.
Saturday, October 17
- GPX / view map—Driving from the hotel near Bar Harbor ME to the Portland Jetport in Portland ME.
- GPX / view map—Walking at the Portland Jetport in Portland ME. (There is a lot of "noise" in this track.)
- GPX / view map—Our flight from the Portland Jetport in Portland ME to O'Hare International Airport, Chicago IL.
- GPX / view map—Walking at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago IL.
- GPX / view map—Our flight from O'Hare International Airport, Chicago IL to Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City OK.
