South Loop Trail

South Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit South Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach South Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.10359, -68.50449. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near South Loop Trail

• Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Hancock · ~7 km · Must-see
• Robinson Point · beach · Knox · ~16 km · Must-see
• Beth Eden Church · church · Hancock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bass Harbor Head Light · fort · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Ledge Light · fort · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Great Duck Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~31 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Vinalhaven · church · Knox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bear Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~34 km · Must-see
• Long Pond · lake · Hancock · ~34 km · Must-see
• Thuya Garden · park · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Asticou Azalea Garden · park · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baker Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of South Loop Trail

Other treks near South Loop Trail

• West Shore Loop Trail · trek · Hancock · ~2 km
• East Loop Loop Trail · trek · Hancock · ~2 km
• Ship Harbor · trek · Hancock · ~25 km
• Wonderland · trek · Hancock · ~26 km
• Bernard Mountain Trail · trek · Hancock · ~30 km
• Sluceway Trail · trek · Hancock · ~30 km
• Cold Brook Trail · trek · Hancock · ~31 km
• Great Notch Trail · trek · Hancock · ~31 km
• Long Pond Trail · trek · Hancock · ~31 km
• Perpendicular Trail · trek · Hancock · ~31 km

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