Great Meadow Loop

Great Meadow Loop: 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 Great Meadow Loop

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 Great Meadow Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.37473, -68.21003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Meadow Loop

• Abbe Museum · museum · Hancock · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church · church · Hancock · ~2 km · Must-see
• Agamont Park · park · Hancock · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~3 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Bay · beach · Hancock · ~6 km · Must-see
• Jordan Pond · lake · Hancock · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Desert Island · river spot · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Somes Sound · lake · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Asticou Azalea Garden · park · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Thuya Garden · park · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bear Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Long Pond · lake · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Churc · church · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• Baker Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~19 km · Must-see
• Prospect Harbor Point Light · beach · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bass Harbor Head Light · fort · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church of Ellsworth · church · Hancock · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Meadow Loop

Other treks near Great Meadow Loop

• Stratheden Path · trek · Hancock · ~1 km
• Kebo Mountain Trail · trek · Hancock · ~1 km
• Hemlock Road · trek · Hancock · ~1 km
• Hemlock Trail · trek · Hancock · ~1 km
• Kebo Brook Trail · trek · Hancock · ~1 km
• Jesup Path · trek · Hancock · ~1 km
• Compass Harbor Trail · trek · Hancock · ~2 km
• Gorge Path · trek · Hancock · ~2 km
• Homans Path · trek · Hancock · ~2 km
• Emery Path · trek · Hancock · ~2 km

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