OLD WATER PIPE TRAIL

The Water pipe Trail is a very old trail the begins along the Duck Brook Road, the section that has been closed to cars. From West Street Ext. drive until you enter the National Park, just ahead, on the right is a small area to park where the road is blocked off. Follow the road, you will pass under a large stone bridge, further ahead is a very sharp left hand turn, but just before the turn look down the banking and you will see a worn trail that enters a dark area in the woods, follow that path. You will reach a place where the main path turns right, you will also see exposed water pipe. There is also a very steep path that leads downward, it only gets steeper until it comes to the brook where the water is very fast – I would avoid doing straight down, turn right and follow the pipe line. At a spot further up there is a safe way down to the brook if you want to check it out, from there you can safely see the duck Brook Falls. Back on the trail, follow it and the old water pile will meet up with the newer water pipe line. At the newer section of water pipe the trail gets wider and wider. It ends at a drop off, so use care, the drop off overlooks the park Loop road.

Just before the drop off there is an area on the left where the foundation of a house once stood. Here you can safely walk down to the Park Loop Road, just before the Duck Brook Bridge along the Paradise Hill Road.

Path begins - 44 23' 38”N - 68 13' 58”W

right hand turn in woods - 44 23' 41”N - 68 13' 59”W

THE WATER PIPE TRAIL
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

OLD WATER PIPE TRAIL
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

I came across an interesting piece in the Bar Harbor Record, dates October 1,4, 1896, which reads as follows;

'Fifty Italisns arrived last week and are at work on the water works improvements started last summer.  Contractor Cashman has started to cover the main pipe line which runs from Eagle lake through the woods to Duck Brook.  Engineer Thorp, from the office of Engineer Coffin, is inspecting the work for the Bar Harbor Water Company.  There are many finishing touches to be put on the work which will require six weeks to finish."