Carriage Road Bike Ride 6-9-8-7-E-7-17-16-25-23-15-14-10-8-9-6 – Tuesday – July 9, 2013

Today, Dan & Tricia and Bill & I did a challenging bike ride. 
It was about 16.2 miles and seemed to be much more uphill than downhill;o(( 
 
 
We started and ended at Eagle Lake parking and followed our map
from post to post as described in the title. 
 
 
Between Post 8 and 7, we took a short break to hike .2 miles to the top of Conner’s Nubble.  This spot became a place we returned to several times during our stay near Acadia. 
We had found the Blueberry Stash;o))
 
 
The big capital E is an error…we went 2 miles in the wrong direction;o(
Then we had to come back 2 miles to post 7 to get back on track!! 
 
 
Also, if you ever decide to do this ride,
I would highly recommend at post 16 go directly to post 15. 
The roads are very steep if you head to 25 & 23. 
It is beautiful and would make a nice walk, but it is very difficult biking. 
 
 
Also arriving early at Eagle Lake Parking (before 8 am) is critical. 
Otherwise you will be parking on the road and may not find parking at all. 
 
While it was a challenging ride...
It was a very pretty ride as well:o))
 
 
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00 - map
 
01 - early arrival at Eagle Lake Parking  02 - Carriage Road Sign
 

03 - Post 6 - made a left04 - Post 9 - went straight05 - Heading to Post 8 along eagle Lake06 - Post 8 - need a map to find post 7
 
 
 

07 - Conners Nubble - .2 miles07b - Conners Nubble - .2 miles up up up07c - Conners Nubble - .2 miles up up up07d - Conners Nubble - .2 miles our first summit07d1 - Conners Nubble - eagle Lake and blueberry bushes07e - Conners Nubble - .2 miles back down
 
 
 
11 - Heading the right way toward post 17
12 - bubble pond13 - Carriage Road Bridge Sign 13b - Bubble Pond Bridge our first bridge14 - Narrower path along bubble pond14b - Rock slide across bubble pond14c - little waterfall along bubble pond trail
 
 
 
15 - Post 17 - Near stables and Day Mountain Carriage Bridge15b - Post 17 - Carriage road bridge that connects to Day Mountain15c - Post 37 across bridge to Day Mountain
 
 
 

16 - Continuing to Jordan Pond House Post 16  16b - Continuing to Jordan Pond House Granite cliffs with trees16c - Continuing to Jordan Pond House horse stop16d - Continuing to Jordan Pond House horse stop16e - Continuing to Jordan Pond House horse stop hitching a ride
 
 
 
 
17 - Jordan Pond House Gate17b - Jordan Pond House Gate - Sherry & David17c - Jordan Pond House Gate - Carriage passes17e - Jordan Pond gate house
 



18 - Map 16-25-23-15 19- Post 23 now uphill  16-25-23 down hill19c- tough biking but very pretty 19d- looking downstream19e- too steep - time to walk
19f- too steep - time for lunch19g-  lunch - beautiful horses and carriage19h-  lunch - beautiful horses and carriage19i-  continuing up the road to post 1519j-  getting close to  post 1519k-  post 15
 



20 - Jordan Pond House 20b - Jordan Pond House Path to Carriage Road and Pond20 - Jordan Pond and North and South Bubble Mountains
 
 



21 - map from post 14 to post 1021b - post 14 to post 10 Jordan Cliff Rock Slide
21c - post 14 to post 10 view of South Bubble Mtn Summit and Climb21d - post 14 to post 10  It is still uphill
21e - post 14 to post 10  past a Giant Tree Squirrel21g - post 14 to post 10  stopped for rest at preety waterfall
21hg - post 14 to post 10  still more uphill22 - post 8 to 6 - view of Eagle Lake
22b - post 8 to 6 - heading toward Post 6 and parking lot22c - post 8 to 6 - back to the car and busy parking lot

4 comments:

  1. Great dripping rocks photo. I don't think I ever saw those. This is great that I get to go back to Acadia with you. What a fantastic place. Thanks!

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  2. Such gorgeous views with the added benefit of some good cardio!

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  3. "I would highly recommend at post 16 go directly to post 15.
    The roads are very steep if you head to 25 & 23."
    Are you keeping all these "tips" in a small little notebook for future reference on the fly???

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  4. I love Gail's comment! Why is it that the miles fly when you hike/bike with friends! Great times for sure!

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