Eagle Lake Trail Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

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Eagle Lake Trail Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME
A flat, shore trail starts where Jordan Pond Carry crosses carriage road at south end of Eagle Lake and heads west through woods, wet areas, and across talus slopes. The eastern end of the trail starts at the carriage road and travels close to the shore of the lake. This end of the trail appears to have been highly crafted but much of the trail has collapsed into the lake. Lots of retaining wall and built up treadway has collapsed into the lake. Walls ranged from single tier to three feet high, made of mostly lakeside cobble. At the southern tip of Eagle Lake the trail forks and there is an abandoned spur with stepping stones, which connected to the Jordan Pond Carry Trail and is clearly visible. The trail continues west to follow lake around southwest end. Stepping stones on this end of the trail are easy to walk along. Below Conners Nubble, trail becomes more difficult in boulder fields along shore and is marked with blazes. The route then ascends slightly to unconstructed tread near intersection of carriage road. Just south of the carriage road, tread is highly constructed, walled and stone paved causeway for approximately 100 feet. Also a cairn with ancient signpost still standing in 2003 that marks the Curran Path intersection. DK, KJ, SB, MB, GJS
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