Parking
There is no dedicated lot at either connector junction. Reach the Hemlock Path end on the connected footpaths from Sieur de Monts Nature Center and its parking area; that lot has limited summer parking, especially from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Overview
About Hemlock Trail
Why go
- Links Hemlock Path with the Gorge Path network.
- Useful as a short segment in a longer Dorr-area walk.
Heads up
- A one-way connector needs another trail or a retraced return.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
4 active Acadia alerts
- CautionAvoid water contact at Sand Beach LagoonDo not swim at Sand Beach Lagoon. - Bacterial levels have exceeded public-health standards, so the NPS has posted a Public Health Advisory.Official details
- ClosureSchoodic Mountain Road closed for repairsSchoodic Mountain Road is closed from Schoodic Loop Road to the summit of Schoodic Head. - The closure began August 31 for resurfacing, regrading, and ditching.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Acadia Tour Guide
Your drive to Hemlock Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Acadia National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Dorr Mountain’s North Ridge Access0:00 / 0:24
“The Park Loop Road access for Dorr Mountain's North Ridge is coming up, for a steep climb from pine woods onto granite above Bar Harbor and the Porcupine Islands.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Acadia Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Sieur de Monts and the Wild Gardens
- Gorge Path Between Cadillac and Dorr
- Great Meadow’s Wetland Loop
- Beachcroft Path’s Memorial Stairway
- 116 audio storiesacross Acadia’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, White-tailed Deer, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 142 trails, 72 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“…As we drove through Acadia it gave us a tour, which was really cool. Lots of great info about the parks and how to avoid the crowds. It’s a great travel companion!”
Trail guide
Hiking Hemlock Trail
A short connector through Dorr’s north-side woodsHemlock Trail is a 0.
Hemlock Trail is a 0.5-mile, one-way connector through forest between Hemlock Path and Gorge Path. It crosses the Dorr Mountain North Ridge and Kebo Mountain trail junctions, so it works best as part of a longer walk rather than as a loop on its own.
What the walk addsThe path runs west from Hemlock Path toward the higher Gorge Path end on a natural ground tread.
The path runs west from Hemlock Path toward the higher Gorge Path end on a natural ground tread. Allow about 20–30 minutes one way. The official half-mile is close to the mapped route’s 0.44 miles; the much shorter Hemlock segment mentioned on some loop directions covers only the east portion to the Dorr North Ridge junction.
Connect it to a longer walkFrom the Hemlock Path end, follow the connected paths in from the Sieur de Monts area.
From the Hemlock Path end, follow the connected paths in from the Sieur de Monts area. At Gorge Path, continue into the Dorr and Kebo network, or retrace the half-mile for about a mile total. This is separate from the nearby Jesup Path and Hemlock Path loop, whose boardwalk is not the tread on Hemlock Trail. Pets are allowed; keep them on a leash no longer than six feet.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Acadia
130 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around noonSighting map
21 sightingsPeregrine FalconMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
396 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
305 sightingsPorcupineMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
201 sightingsBeaverMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
34 sightingsMinkMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Acadia. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
