Acadia National Park · Maine

Wonderland Trail

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · Hike Wonderland Trail: 1.4 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 30 ft of climbing · 40 ft of descent · 12 ft–56 ft · earth surface

31 ft 13 ft · 0.7 mi high 56 ft

Hike Wonderland Trail 1.4 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

30-60 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Wonderland Trail

Man stands at next to trees on shoreline

Located between Seawall Campground and the Ship Harbor Trail on Maine Route 102A, Wonderland Trail is an old gravel fire road which leads to the ocean. It is a family-friendly coastal trail, popular for birding and tidepooling at low tide. When exploring this area, never turn your back on the water. Explore as the tide is going out, and be gentle with any creatures in the tidepools.

Distance: 1.4 miles round trip

Terrain: gravel fire road, rocky sections, coastline

Hike Description

Start from the parking area and follow the trail along a old gravel fire road.

The road is mostly flat with minimal roots and rocks, leading through a spruce forest before opening up to Jack Pine.

The coastline access starts close to the end and opens up to a rocky shoreline. Use caution on the rocks, especially when wet. Views of the Duck Islands to the southeast and Great Cranberry Island to the northeast can be seen from the shore.

After seeing the coastline or tidepooling during low tide, return back the same way to reach the parking area.

Accessibility The Wonderland Trail is not accessible. The trail has uneven footing in areas. There is limited parking in a small lot. Street parking is also available. No accessible parking spaces are designated. There is no toilet at the trailhead. The closest accessible toilet is at the Ship Harbor Trailhead, a short drive south.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.