Guided Ebike Tour of Acadia National Park Carriage Roads
Description
Explore Acadia’s historic Carriage Roads on our signature 22-mile guided tour featuring premium Cannondale e-bikes. Limited to just 8 riders per group, our tours include well-timed stops at iconic locations like Jordan Pond House and Eagle Lake, giving everyone space to relax, take photos, and enjoy Acadia's natural beauty at a comfortable pace. Consistently top-rated on TripAdvisor for 5 years running, Island Time e-bike tours deliver an unparalleled journey through Acadia's most breathtaking landscapes. Our knowledgeable guides will immerse you in the fascinating history of these meticulously-crafted roads, reveal hidden viewpoints, and share insider stories about Mount Desert Island's natural wonders during our many rest and photo opportunities. The park only allows Class I e-bikes (pedaling required), but our e-bikes motors provide excellent support on hills and longer stretches, making this adventure accessible to riders of various fitness levels.
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Itinerary
Your tour will begin at Hull's Cove Visitor Center, where you will climb up Paradise Hill to enjoy a stunning view of Bar Harbor, Porcupine Island, and Frenchman's Bay. Next, you will proceed towards the east end of Witch Hole Pond, until you reach Duck Brook Bridge. This section of the Carriage Roads spans over 2.5 miles, and there is a restroom available at this location.
Once we pass the Duck Brook Bridge, our tour operator usually takes a break at a beaver pond where we can observe a large community of the rodents actively working on their house and dam. After that, we continue our journey towards Eagle Lake, where we head down the west side of the lake. The distance between Duck Brook bridge and the south end of Eagle Lake is 4 miles.
After passing Eagle Lake, you will soon reach the west side of Jordan Pond, where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the Penobscot and Pemetic mountains. During the tour, you will stop to see the West Branch Jordan Stream Bridge, Cliffside Bridge and the Amphitheater Bridge. At the southern end of the pond, you will have a chance to take a 20-minute break at Jordan Pond House or, if you prefer, use the time to ride on a short loop down to the Cobblestone Bridge. This section of the ride covers a distance of 6 miles.
There is no admission fee, and visitors can stay for about 15 minutes. While there won't be enough time to dine, there is a quick grab-and-go food service, a gift shop, and restrooms available.
After leaving Jordan Pond House, you will need to ride an ebike for 5 miles on the Carriage Roads until you reach the north end of Bubble Pond. This particular section of the trail is very serene and picturesque, with dense forests, streams, and ponds. There is a restroom available at this location.
The last part of the ebike adventure through Acadia National Park Carriage Roads is around 5 miles long. When you leave Bubble Pond, you'll head up to the east side of Eagle Lake, where you can enjoy some afternoon sun. You'll then ride along Breakneck Pond and the west side of Witch Hole Pond, before finally descending from the Carriage Roads and returning to your starting point.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age of 16
Reviews(456)
My family enjoyed their e-bike tour of Acadia. My 14 & 17 year old were thrilled about the e-bikes which were fun and very user friendly. My husband and I enjoyed the more peaceful carriage roads as opposed to the main stops on the park loop where everyone else was going. Thomas our guide was funny and knowledgeable. Our tour was a little longer than the 4 hours that was talked about with the booking. We were gone 8:30-1:30 with a long stop at Jordan pond.
This was a great experience. Our guide was able to show us all the little gems along the way. The e-bikes were definitely a good choice and fun!
Highly recommend! Best part of my trip. Beautiful scenery, mostly under canopy. Lots of photo opportunities.
Our guide, Paul, was terrific. First time using an e-bike snd loved it! Great way to see a large area of beautiful Acadia. Tour lasted 8:30-1:00. Would go again!
Great way to see the park. Loved having our guide, Paul, so at stops we learned some history, botany and wildlife facts. E-bikes are the way to do it!
The e-bike was great for seeing Acadia via the carriage roads. Thomas was our guide and he did a great job of explaining things/sites/sights and had a great sense of humor.
John was a great guide. The bikes were also wonderful and the E assist helpful for climbing hills. But John’s knowledge of the park and area was so helpful to see Beaver dams, see off the path sites, see bridges ,scenery and understand the history was great. John went out of his way to give recommendations on hiking as well offered many photographs for the group. You can’t go wrong with this tour.
Fantastic tour, Tom the guide was knowledgeable and friendly and funny. We had a great time exploring this paradise wilderness on these super cool easy to ride bikes.
Excellent E-bike tour that really captures the beauty of the interior of the park. Andrew was a great guide and provided lots of detailed information about sites along the route.
It was wonderful! Our guide, John was very interesting and knowledgeable. I loved learning all of the facts and really enjoyed stopping at Jordan's Pond for popovers. The bike was easy to maneuver and if I wanted a workout I could not use as much power. It was a fantastic day with beautiful sights!!
