Deer Brook Trail Acadia National Park, Hancock County, ME

An early, direct, steep, difficult, moderatly used ascent alongside Deer Brook. Trail begins at northern end of Jordan Pond Loop Trail where NPS (2002) improved drainage issues with raised soil tread built on crush rock bed plus thirty yards of ditch-and-fill. Trail then climbs numerous well crafted slab and set-behind stone steps (some historic and some added in 1993) through talus field and crosses brook twice on huge slabs and step stones below the scenic archway of a carriage road bridge. Above carriage road trail enters woodland and begins ascent up badly eroded trail of roots and scree along brook – some recent rock water bars along way. The section from carriage road to notch between Sargent and Penobscot lacks historic built features and has excessive 1990s scree walls. DK, KJ, SB, MB, GJS

Place Class

Trail

Distance (e.g., miles)

0.8 miles

Latitude (decimal)

44.33897

Longitude (decimal)

-68.2817

Significance

The historic trail system of Acadia National Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognized for its national significance and ties to the history of Mount Desert Island and establishment of the park. The system's period of significance starts in 1844 and ends in 1942. The listing encompasses 109 trails traversing 117 miles on Mount Desert Island (some extending outside the park) and includes 18 memorial plaques, 12 viewpoints, and unique engineering features.

GNIS/GNS Feature ID

1911515

NRHP Property ID

100007602

ACAD Trails ID

Authoritative Source

Microsoft Access database used in preparation of report Pathmakers: Cultural Landscape Report for the Historic Hiking Trail System of Mount Desert Island by Coffin Brown, Margaret, Jim Vekasi, et. al. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, DC (2006); accessed June 2024.

External URL2

https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names