Moon Maine (Travel Guide) by Nangle Hilary

Author:Nangle, Hilary [Nangle, Hilary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Published: 2017-07-18T04:00:00+00:00

SCHOODIC SECTION OF ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

The landscape of the smaller and far-less-touristed Schoodic section of Acadia isn’t as awe-inspiring as that on Mount Desert, but it’s no less powerful. Even though it’s on the mainland, it feels more remote, and the landscape has a raw edge, with too-frequent fog shrouding the stunted and scraggly spruce clinging to its pink granite shores. The autumn 2015 opening of an approximately 100-site campground with visitors center here, along with eight miles of carriage roads, made it easier to explore much of the park on foot or by bicycle without hitting the main roads.

Scenic Byways

The Schoodic region boasts not one but two designated scenic byways: the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, which wraps around the peninsula, and the Black Woods Scenic Byway, an inland blue highway cutting through the Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land. If time permits, drive at least one of these routes. Ideally you’ll do both, because the scenery differs greatly. Better yet, connect the two via Route 1, creating a loop that includes lakes and forests, mountains and fields, ocean and rocky coast. If you have only one day to explore this region, this route takes in the best of it. In early to mid-October, when the fall foliage is at its peak colors, the vistas are especially stunning.

The 29-mile Schoodic National Scenic Byway stretches from Hancock on Route 1 to Gouldsboro and then south on Route 186 and around the Schoodic Peninsula, ending in Prospect Harbor. A detailed guide is available at www.schoodicbyway.org . Other information is available at www.byways.org . There is interpretive signage, explaining sights and history, along the route.

The 12.5-mile Black Woods Scenic Byway meanders along Route 182 inland of Route 1, from Franklin to Cherryfield, edging lakes and passing through small villages. You’ll find access to trailheads and boat launches at Donnell Pond and Tunk Lake. Although Cherryfield is beyond the Schoodic region, it’s a beautiful town to visit, filled with stately Victorian homes. It’s also the self-proclaimed wild blueberry capital of the world. Maps and information are available at www.blackwoodsbyway.org .

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