Parking
Use the small roadside parking area at the Ledge Trail access on ME 102. It is easy to drive past; the separate Acadia Mountain Trailhead is a different access farther north.
Overview
About Ledge Trail, St. Sauveur
Why go
- A direct way from ME 102 into Saint Sauveur’s trail network.
Heads up
- Steep, uneven footing; the named trail ends before the summit or a viewpoint.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
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 Ledge Trail, St. Sauveur, 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 area
Echo Lake Beach Below Beech Cliff0:00 / 0:31
“Echo Lake Beach is coming up, a small freshwater swimming spot with Beech Cliff rising across the water. I'd choose it for a lake swim rather than a long beach walk; the sandy strip is small.”
Plays on the road 0.3 mi from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Acadia Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Carroll Homestead’s Seafaring Family
- Beech Mountain’s Airlifted Fire Tower
- Acadia Mountain’s Summit Loop
- Ikes Point on Echo Lake
- 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 Ledge Trail, St. Sauveur
A direct, steep route onto Saint SauveurLedge Trail, St.
Ledge Trail, St. Sauveur is a point-to-point connector from the roadside access on ME 102 to the Saint Sauveur Mountain Trail. The National Park Service lists 0.6 mile (1.0 km) one way; the mapped path measures about 0.49 mile, so treat 0.6 as the official estimate rather than an exact GPS distance. Allow about 30 minutes uphill. Walking back to the road roughly doubles the effort.
The climbThe trail climbs almost immediately through forest over uneven granite ledges, roots and…
The trail climbs almost immediately through forest over uneven granite ledges, roots and crumbly ground. The grade eases toward the upper junction, but this is still a rough, steep walk rather than a level connector. Take care over the rock and rooted sections, especially on the descent.
Where Ledge Trail endsThe named trail finishes at a junction with Saint Sauveur Mountain Trail; it does not reach the…
The named trail finishes at a junction with Saint Sauveur Mountain Trail; it does not reach the summit or an open viewpoint. The wooded summit is roughly another 0.2 mile along the connected trail. Open views toward Somes Sound and Southwest Harbor are farther along the Valley Peak route, a longer outing with several intersections. Those miles and viewpoints are not part of Ledge Trail’s 0.6-mile figure.
Access and dogsStart at the small roadside parking area just off ME 102; it is easy to drive past.
Start at the small roadside parking area just off ME 102; it is easy to drive past. This is a one-way trail, so either return over the same steep route or plan a mapped connection into the larger trail network. Dogs are allowed on most Acadia trails and must stay 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.
