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Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park are best explored on foot. That is the only way you will really experience this magnificent world of sounds and sights. If you take the Free Island Explorer Shuttle Bus, you will arrive at the Sand Beach, the beginning of the Ocean Path Trail, stroll along the meandering path by the rough, rocky coast, until you arrive at the Thunder Hole.

If the tide and the waves are right, you will hear the sound much like thunder.

Pay attention to the heady smell of wild roses from the many bushes that grow in the area. Keep going until you arrive at Otter Cliff, 110 feet high rugged cliff that turns golden with the rising sun and is a photographers’ dream. If you decide to walk back the same way, the entire loop is only about four miles. There are also many small side paths that will take you closer to the shore. Watch for the rogue waves.

Location: Ocean Trail Map

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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