After spending several days with our friends at their cabin in Maine, it was time to begin the second part of our Maine adventure. We are staying in Bar Harbor and exploring Acadia National Park. Our first stop was for lunch at Bar Harbor Lobster 🦞 Pound. Several reviews I read said it had THE BEST lobster roll. The restaurant was also endorsed by my niece who visited earlier this year. Everyone was correct. It was delicious.
After lunch, we drove to the hiking trails for Sargent Mountain. Sargent Mountain is the second highest peak in Acadia. It is 1,373 ft compared to Cadillac Mountain 1,430 ft. We picked a route that took us up to Parkman Mountain.
We continued along Parkman Mountain trail until it connected with Gradient trail. The trail started to get a little gnarly and there was a snake sighting.
And finally!! We made it to the top of Sargent Mountain!
We enjoyed the view and breeze for a little bit before we started our hike down via the Sargent Mountain Southern Ridge trail to the Hadlock Brook trail. It was a lot easier going down than hiking up.
Right before we finished, our trail passed one of the lovely stone bridges of the Carriage Roads.
The hiked totaled 4.62 beautiful miles. We did see other hikers along our way, although not too many. After our hike, we hit the grocery store for essentials and then checked into our Airbnb in Bar Harbor. We are right down town. Perfect for walking to dinner and fitting in with ALL the tourist. (And we think Florida is crowded with tourists! Bar Harbor has us beat!!) As always, thanks for reading.