Tuesday, June 9, 2020

THE OLD PARADISE HILL ROAD

The old Paradise Hill Road lies on Paradise Hill, and has a carriage road, the Paradise Hill Carriage Road, which loops around the hill.  To locate the old road, starting at Duck Brook Bridge carriage Road off of Duck Brook Road, cross the bridge and go right, this will take you to Witch Hole Pond, at the first carriage road signs, go left, turn right at the next carriage road signs, (post #2) you will be heading for the section of carriage road with a sign "Hull's Cove Visitor's Center" (post #1).  Directly across from post #1 climb up the hillside on the other side of the road until you come in sight of what will look like an old stone wall, this is actually payers of stones that built up the side of the roadway.  It is nearly impossible to get lost here since Paradise Hill is completely circled by a marked Carriage Road.
Carriage Road intersections have numbered posts so you know where your at at all times.  The map does not show the old road, only the direction you want to go to reach it.

PARADISE HILL MAP
Acadia National Park

Old Paradise Hill Road
Sides Built Up With Stones
Acadia National Park







As you can see from the photos, you can use the stones along the side of the road as a guide, and in long sections you don't even need a guide, a couple times we did lose sight of the road but quickly picked it back up again.


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