South Ridge Trail, Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island, ME
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It gets steep as you approach the summit of Cadillac Mountain on this 7.4-mile roundtrip hike in Acadia National Park, but the path provides stunning glimpses of the Atlantic and, at night, a clear shot of the Milky Way.
Level: Advanced | Distance from Boston: 285 miles
Mount Desert Island, ME, 207-288-3338, website.
Photo by Paul VanDerWerf on Flickr/Creative Commons
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