ACADIA NATIONAL PARK • January 12, 2021
Hikers, bikers, and horseback riders may experience reduced access temporarily to Eagle Lake Carriage Road in Acadia National Park this summer during a project to rehabilitate the carriage road while preserving its historic character. Construction began recently on a short access route between the carriage road and a staging area at the south end of Liscomb Pit Road in Bar Harbor. Once work begins this spring on the carriage road itself, the entire loop is expected to close, and individual segments around the lake will then reopen as they become available. A short connector between Intersections #6 and #9, located along state Route 233, will remain open as much as possible. Upon completion, this project will cure $1.3 million in deferred maintenance, and all 45 miles of historic carriage roads in the park will have undergone this type of improvement.