Hunters Beach Trail
Photo: R'lyeh Imaging, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 123 ft
- climb
- 81 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Hunters Beach Trail is a short, easy outing in southern Maine, about a mile from Seal Harbor. The out-and-back route covers roughly 0.7 miles and gains about 123 feet over the course of the trip, with the highest point at 81 feet. It's a low-key walk, and the trail is rated easy, with the steepest stretch coming within the first 0.12 miles. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July highs reach about 79°F with lows near 60°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Acadia National Park. That station sits roughly 400 feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run a little warmer. The walk takes about half an hour, so plan on a quick trip. Day Mountain Trail is just 0.4 miles away. Seaside Path and Quarry Trail are each about 1.3 miles off, and Acadia National Park lies about 3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Atlantic Climbing School6 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Day Mountain TrailHikingPhoto: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
Seaside PathHikingPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi
Quarry TrailHikingPhoto: 5chw4r7z, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi
Hunters Brook TrailHikingPhoto: pedrik, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.9 mi- -MDI BoulderingRock climbing2.6 mi
- Acadia National ParkRock climbing3 mi
Upper Slab and Upper WallRock climbingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.2 mi- South BubbleRock climbing3.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Day Mountain TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Gorham Mountain TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Amphitheatre TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: aparlette, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Day Mtn Loop Carriage RoadHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Klieg, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
Bubble & Jordan Ponds PathHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Klieg, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- Seaside PathHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Canon Brook TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Klieg, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)
- Quarry TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: 5chw4r7z, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Spring TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Andrew Turner, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Hunters Brook TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: pedrik, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Hunters Beach Trail
Best months: June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 15°
12 wet
Feb
35° / 18°
10 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
12 wet
Apr
53° / 35°
12 wet
May
65° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
79° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 53°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 43°
12 wet
Nov
48° / 33°
12 wet
Dec
38° / 22°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Acadia Np, ME, 5.5 mi away at 470 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
