Saint Sauveur and Acadia Mountain is a 5.5 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Southwest Harbor, Maine that offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking and running. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Acadia National Park charges a fee to enter. Fees are per vehicle or per motorcycle. If you are entering on foot, horse, or bike the fee is per person. You can also purchase a park-specific annual pass. Please check with the park's website for current rate information.
We did this in December 2018. it was one of our first winter hikes, and we found it fairly challenging. There was one spot with a vertical rise and ice that was difficult even with spikes. Beautiful views! We missed the Man o War shortcut and ended up finishing in the dark on the road with underpowered headlamps. Boughtt some better ones after that!
Fantastic views even on a cloudy day. Some pretty steep climbing both up and down but I think going left and hitting Acadia Mountain first looked a bit easier. We also skipped Valley Peak to avoid rain, but the hike was still 5.7 miles without it. Parking lot is easy to miss. Make sure you have a printed park pass before coming as there is no ranger station or area to pay on the way in.
some BEAUTIFUL views....especially on the harbor side! Rocks are a little hard on the feet
A great hike with great views. I would say it’s relatively well-marked. A few times we had to stop and look for the blue mark but wasn’t too bad. As far as difficulty I know this trail is rated as moderate but I would say it was hard. There is a lot of rock climbing and pulling yourself up or down depending which way you go. The trail was more like 6 miles and took my husband and me just under 5 hours. It says dogs are allowed but it would really depend on the dog. My spaniel and spaniel/terrier mix would probably have not had an easy time and I’m glad that we left them home. Also I consider it to be lightly trafficked but we also went on a Thursday morning. I highly recommend this hike! Bring a lot of water!!!