Three Peaks

 

On the last day of vacation my dad and I decided to return to Acadia for one last hike before the seven-hour drive home. We made a loop hiking three peaks: Sargent , Gilmore and Parkman Mountains. In total the loop was 5.7 miles.

Bridges

We approached Sargent on the Giant slide trail, which began as a path through the forest with long row of bridges. It then started going up a stream and I finally understood how the trail got its name. I needed to clamber over and under large boulders and rocks, which made it quite interesting and fun.

Giant Slide Trail

 After that we took the North Ridge trail and gained the summit of Sargent. Slowly the trees thinned and then we popped out on the ridge and got a gorgeous view of Somes Sound. The summit was covered with blueberry bushes, a perfect sweet snack. Many trails converge at the summit the Sargent. The South Ridge Trail looked extremely cool so I decided that next summer I will hike it.

Sargent Summit

YUMMY!

We left Sargent via the Grandgent trail, which was steep, and a little trickier to navigate. Next thing you know we were headed up again as we continued on to Gilmore Peak. It was fun going up and down many peaks instead of just one. 

Somes Sound

After a quick stop on Gilmore, we headed for the top of Parkman, took in one last view of Acadia National Park and the Atlantic Ocean, and then we hiked down Parkman, connected back to the Giant slide trail and finally back to the car.

Heading Home