Champlain Mountain via the Precipice Trail

Trail description

From the Precipice trailhead on the Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park the Precipice Trail climbs the sheer east face of Champlain Mountain on iron rungs, ladders and narrow ledges to the 323 m summit, and the loop comes back down the North Ridge and the Orange & Black Path. It is one of the hardest walks in the park and not for anyone uneasy with heights; the trail closes each spring into August while peregrine falcons nest on the cliff.

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