Thunder Hole – Bubble Pond loop from Bar Harbor

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Thunder Hole – Bubble Pond loop from Bar Harbor

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Thunder Hole – Bubble Pond loop from Bar Harbor

02:08

30.6km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.95 km for 61 m

After 18.3 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.65 km

Beaver Dam

Highlight • Natural

Beaver Dam

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3.64 km

Beaver Dam Pond

Highlight • Lake

This small pond is a popular place for photographers and painters to draw inspiration. The calm water and tree lined shores are especially spectacular during the annual fall color season.

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4.38 km

Viewpoint

8.97 km

Thunder Hole

Highlight • Natural Monument

An hour or two before high tide, waves breaking against a pocket in the rocks trap air and make a thundering boom sometimes audible from up to a mile away. …

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9.70 km

Otter Cliffs

Highlight • Climb

Very nice view

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10.8 km

Otter Point Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

‘Otter Point’ is the name of the peninsula in the southeast of ‘Mount Desert Island’; the southern tip of the peninsula bears the same name. On the west side of …

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12.0 km

Otter Cove offers a great chance to take in views inland and out to sea. Looking inland you'll see the peaks of Cadillac & Dorr Mountains, while the other directions shows you the famous Acadia cliffs meeting the Atlantic.

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22.4 km

Bubble Pond

Highlight • Lake

Like many of the lakes & ponds in Acadia, Bubble Pond was carved out of the rock by glaciers during previous ice ages. These days the calm waters are an …

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30.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.0 km

4.31 km

2.79 km

1.75 km

1.74 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.0 km

4.47 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 17 October

13°C

1°C

14 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

July 17, 2023,S23 T16 Bar Harbor Seal Harbor Beach Runde

The sun broke through today, but only in the Bar Harbor area.
In the afternoon we biked to Seal Harbor because we wanted to see another town. Came zt in quite dense fog the further out we drove. The sea was also rougher today, you could see it very well at the Thunderhole.
The route was again very nice today …

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