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1.3 mile 2.1 kilometer loop
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Easy

Elevation

Ascent: 59' 18 m
Descent: -59' -18 m
High: 50' 15 m
Low: 14' 4 m

Grade

Avg Grade: 2% (1°)
Max Grade: 5% (3°)

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“This is a very easy trail that is flat and extremely well-marked to an awesome ocean view.”

— Linda Ci
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Features Birding · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Family Friendly An easy hike to a beautiful view! There is even some tide-pooling to be had.

Stay on the trail, please. This park and especially this trail has many hikers, so keeping the impact down is as important as ever!

Overview

Head out on this beautifully forested, smooth trail to a breathtaking seashore viewpoint. This out-and-back hike gives a little taste of the varying ecosystems that make Acadia National Park unique.

Description

This trail is great for everyone! It is really short and flat, but it takes you to a really nice beach and if you go in the summer you'll find flowers along the majority of the trail.

Start at the trailhead. There is a fairly small parking lot which can be found full the majority of the day. If you continue down the trail, you'll go through the forest for a bit, but then you'll come to a fairly exposed stretch with ropes blocking of either side of the trail. There is little shade here, so for those who burn easily wear your sunscreen! Hike just a bit further through another treeline to the beach.

When you have had your fill of the view you can either turn around or take the loop around back to the original trail.

Flora & Fauna

There are lots of pretty flowers along the trail.

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Land Manager: NPS - Acadia National Park

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Nov 3, 2018
Andy Messmer
Sep 27, 2018
Ryan Amig
Bar Harbor 2018 vacation.
Sep 19, 2018
Dana Calleja
Sep 19, 2018
Ivonne NaPett
Beautiful, check the tide schedule 1mi
Sep 7, 2018
Sara Levine
Sep 5, 2018
Mark Toner
Sep 1, 2018
Chris McCloud
Did as part of Acadia/New England/Maine/NB trip (with Jiaxin) August-September 2018.
Aug 29, 2018
Elizabeth Idhaw
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  4.3 from 18 votes

#9

in Acadia National Park

#776

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A proper Acadian hello.
A proper Acadian hello.
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Caught the wave just right!
Caught the wave just right!
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The ocean view!
The ocean view!
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Over on that peninsula is where Ship Harbor Trail is. Another good one!
Over on that peninsula is where Ship Harbor Tra…
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Entry to Wonderland Trail.
Entry to Wonderland Trail.
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A twisted pine on the Wonderland Trail. with permission from Andrew Stehlik
A twisted pine on the Wonderland Trail. with pe…
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J.r. Libby
J.r. Libby  
The Wonderland Trail is actually an old fire road which leads through woods and open areas to a beach. It has always been one of my favorite places to go on the quiet side of the island and it is far lass crowded than the more popular ship Harbor Nature Trail just down the road. Me and my kids like searching the beach for sea glass. Wonderland also has two coves to explore, one to the left and another to the far right. Between the beach and the cove to the left a lot of drift wood washes up along the shoreline, though you are not suppose to remove it from the park. I have always favored Wonderland over Ship Harbor for a couple reasons, first Wonderland has a beach, ship Harbor doesn't. Second, you get right up to the edge of the water in all directions at Wonderland, At ship Harbor you can only get really close to the water in a couple small areas. I like to explore the edge of the ocean in search of sea shells and sea life. I will say one thing you should know about, there are two or three short sections of the fire road you do need to carry a carriage across - we are only talking about several feet so its not that big of a deal, This is also not a route fit for wheel chairs. Wonderland and Ship Harbor are located along route 102A, which forms a long winding loop from route 102 before rejoining route 102 in Bass Harbor. 102A passes through the villages of Manset, Seawall, and Bass Harbor. Directly across from the Seawall Campground run by the park service is the Seawall Picnic Area, a great side trip for a picnic offering great ocean views. Jan 30, 2018

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