Parking
No dedicated trailhead parking was confirmed at either end. Start at the south end of Lurvey Spring Road and plan a pickup or return route from Western Mountain Road. Both access roads close to motor vehicles November 15 through May 14.
Overview
About Western Mountain Connector
Why go
- A useful link between two named west-side roads.
- Bicycles are allowed on this connector.
Heads up
- Point-to-point, with no dedicated parking confirmed at either end.
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 Western Mountain Connector, 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
The Flower That Makes Heat0:00 / 0:31
“One of the first spring flowers in wet woods makes its own heat. Eastern skunk cabbage produces a purplish hood around a cluster of tiny flowers, before its big green leaves appear.”
Plays near this trailhead in the Parkwolf Acadia Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Gilley Field and Razorback Ridge
- Carroll Homestead’s Seafaring Family
- Long Pond Access and Perpendicular Trail
- Mill Field and Bernard Mountain’s Forest Loop
- 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 Western Mountain Connector
A short link, not a destination hikeThis 0.
This 0.86-mile, one-way multi-use connector runs from the south end of Lurvey Spring Road to Western Mountain Road in Southwest Harbor. It is a useful wooded link for building a longer walk or bike ride across Acadia's west side, rather than a summit or viewpoint hike. A park listing still gives 0.2 miles without naming its endpoints; the full road-to-road line maps to about 0.86 miles.
What the route is likeThe mapped line follows an unpaved dirt-and-gravel track, including a short road connection on…
The mapped line follows an unpaved dirt-and-gravel track, including a short road connection on the Lurvey Spring side. Allow about 20–25 minutes on foot one way. Detailed grade, footing changes and views are not described well enough to promise a specific tread; treat it as a practical connector rather than a scenic destination. Bicycles are allowed on this particular connector.
Access and returnStart at the south end of Lurvey Spring Road and finish on Western Mountain Road.
Start at the south end of Lurvey Spring Road and finish on Western Mountain Road. No dedicated parking was confirmed at either end, so arrange a pickup or plan your return before starting. Both roads close to motor vehicles each year from November 15 through May 14; that affects driving access, not a documented closure of the path itself. Leashed dogs are allowed on Acadia trails with 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.
