Going to Bar Harbour and Asheville (eventually)

Pennsylvania native here who has not been to Maine but eventually will spend some time up there. I recently went to Asheville in middle of October last year with my fiances and absolutely LOVED it. We stayed at an air bnb with the intentions of eating and drinking most of the time but once we got out to do some hiking we then spent most of our time at Mt. Mitchell national forest and Pisgah national forest. Cannot wait to go back. Burial brewing company is some of the finest beer in the USA.

HOOWIE wrote:

Pennsylvania native here who has not been to Maine but eventually will spend some time up there. I recently went to Asheville in middle of October last year with my fiances and absolutely LOVED it. We stayed at an air bnb with the intentions of eating and drinking most of the time but once we got out to do some hiking we then spent most of our time at Mt. Mitchell national forest and Pisgah national forest. Cannot wait to go back. Burial brewing company is some of the finest beer in the USA.

Sounds good! If I decide to go there I'll definitely will look into those national forests. The weather good enough in october?

Northener wrote:

HOOWIE wrote:

Pennsylvania native here who has not been to Maine but eventually will spend some time up there. I recently went to Asheville in middle of October last year with my fiances and absolutely LOVED it. We stayed at an air bnb with the intentions of eating and drinking most of the time but once we got out to do some hiking we then spent most of our time at Mt. Mitchell national forest and Pisgah national forest. Cannot wait to go back. Burial brewing company is some of the finest beer in the USA.

Sounds good! If I decide to go there I'll definitely will look into those national forests. The weather good enough in october?

Weather is beautiful that time of year. They actually refer to all of the tourists visiting at that time of year as "leaf peepers".

This website provides a forecast for the best weeks days and what elevations to travel to for the best color changes.

Bring your passport and go to Campbello Island and see FDR's summer house (day trip).

mainerocks wrote:

Bring your passport and go to Campbello Island and see FDR's summer house (day trip).

That looks nice. I'll keep that in mind!

Bar Harbor .

That settled, the trails are SPECTACULAR. My favorite running place on the Eastern seaboard. You can set out on the perfectly groomed Rockerfeller carriage trails (plutocrats have their uses), then every time you get bored you can pick a rocky trail up any one of 20+ named peaks for jaw-dropping views.

I want to run all the peaks on the Western half of the island in a day one day. I'm told you can do it in a little over 20 miles with planning but I can a 80 mile week there on vacation and rarely repeated myself.

Pick at least one clear day and time an ascent of Cadillac mountain to reach the top at sunset.

Went to Acadia National Park right near Bar Harbor this summer. The carriage trails there are incredible. Weather should be good for running that time of year if you like it brisk. Hiking was absolutely amazing. Go for it.

Abdoujaparov wrote:

Bar Harbor .

That settled, the trails are SPECTACULAR. My favorite running place on the Eastern seaboard. You can set out on the perfectly groomed Rockerfeller carriage trails (plutocrats have their uses), then every time you get bored you can pick a rocky trail up any one of 20+ named peaks for jaw-dropping views.

I want to run all the peaks on the Western half of the island in a day one day. I'm told you can do it in a little over 20 miles with planning but I can a 80 mile week there on vacation and rarely repeated myself.

Pick at least one clear day and time an ascent of Cadillac mountain to reach the top at sunset.

Oh. Sorry about that...

Sounds really good. Planning on ending my stay with running the marathon so I don't trash my legs in the beginning and miss out on running nice trails. Great advice! thanks. First I was thinking to move around up there, but it seems it's nicer to just stay in Bar Harbor and do excursions from there.