Witch Hole Path, Acadia National Park, Hancock County, ME

In he 1905 BHVIA 16th An. Rpt. Waldron Bates, Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Paths, states, "Another new path is under construction to branch off from Half-Moon Pond Path and cross the Breakneck Road and meet the Fawn Pond Path."In the 1906 BHVIA 17th An. Rpt. Waldron Bates, Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Paths, states, "work done under the supervision of Andrew E. Liscomb ....included ...putting large stones through wet places in the Witch Hole Path"In the 1906 BHVIA 17th An. Rpt. Waldron Bates, Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Paths, states, "The following new paths have been made:  ... a new path from the Witch Hole Path to Fawn Pond Path." This path is not clearly named and defined in the 1915 path guide.  However, on p. l 8, walk #4, one recommendation is to make a circuit on the Witch Hole Pond Path.  The path could be described as a circuit with two spurs.  One spur starts at the east side of the pond along Witch Hole Brook to the Duck Brook outlet at Duck Brook Road.  The other spurs starts at the west side of the pond near the inflow brook and continues west across The Intervale, crosses Hull Cove Brook and Breakneck Road and connects with the Fawn Pond Path.  Presumably it is the latter spur that is called the Witch Hole Path.In the August 9, 1923 Meeting Notes, it is recorded that "Mrs. Henderson had presented to the Hancock County Reservation the Duck Brook Path and the Witch's Hole Path."The path is marked on the 1941 path map but not on the 1941 "NPS Master Plan of the Bar Harbor Area." 

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A connecting path between Half Moon Pond and Fawn Pond.

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.

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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.