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The Precipice Loop via Champlain North Ridge Trail and Schooner Head Path

The Precipice Loop offers a thrilling yet challenging hiking experience in Acadia National Park. Hikers will enjoy sweeping views over Frenchman Bay and the surrounding coastline, with sections of the trail providing dramatic cliffside scrambles, iron rungs, and narrow ledges. As you ascend, the route unveils impressive granite formations and a variety of terrain, from rocky slopes to serene forested paths, making it a rewarding trek for experienced hikers. #Hiking #Loop #Mountain #Forest #Nature #Sea #Atlantic #Ocean

  • Distance: 4.5 Km
  • Elevation gain: 351 m
  • Maximum elevation: 317 m
  • Elevation loss: 353 m
  • Minimum elevation: 19 m
  • Moving time: 1 h 26 m
  • Moving speed: 3.1 Km/h
  • Maximum speed: 6.1 Km/h
  • Total time: 1 h 51 m
  • Global speed: 2.4 Km/h

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  • Distance: 4.5 Km
  • Elevation gain: 351 m
  • Maximum elevation: 317 m
  • Elevation loss: 353 m
  • Minimum elevation: 19 m
  • Moving time: 1 h 26 m
  • Moving speed: 3.1 Km/h
  • Maximum speed: 6.1 Km/h
  • Total time: 1 h 51 m
  • Global speed: 2.4 Km/h

About this trail

Name: The Precipice Loop via Champlain North Ridge Trail and Schooner Head Path trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track

Start: The Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States (44.34947 -68.18799)

End: Precipice Trail, The Precipice Trail, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States (44.34946 -68.18790)

Coordinates: 44.34847 -68.19426 44.35792 -68.18210

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Precipice Loop via Champlain Mountain in Acadia National Park

United States > Maine > Hancock County > Bar Harbor

The Precipice Loop is a highly challenging and adventurous hike, renowned for its steep, exposed cliffs and iron rungs that assist hikers in ascending the vertical face of Champlain Mountain. The climb offers dramatic views of Frenchman Bay and the surrounding landscapes, but it demands both physical stamina…

Distance: 4.5 Km • Elevation gain: 359 m • Maximum elevation: 317 m

The Precipice Trail and Champlain North Ridge Loop Trail

United States > Maine > Hancock County > Bar Harbor

Distance: 3.4 Km • Elevation gain: 303 m • Maximum elevation: 317 m

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