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Giant Slide Trail

Local route3.4 km · 2.1 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Acadia Mountain Trail 2.3 mi · 3.7 kmExplore Acadia National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)

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  2. F1°-6°97
  3. M3°-2°120
  4. A7°3°125
  5. M11°7°112
  6. J15°12°105
  7. J18°15°91
  8. A18°15°78
  9. S16°13°111
  10. O12°9°132
  11. N8°4°156
  12. D3°-3°143

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
3.4 km · 2.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
Acadia National Park (0.3 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
8.0 km N of Southwest Harbor (Hancock County, Maine) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Maine
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
44.3428, -68.2916
Route start
44.3502, -68.3019
OpenStreetMap
relation 15948309
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Acadia Mountain Trail

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · Acadia National Park

Jordan Cliffs Trail

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Acadia National Park

Saint Sauveur Mountain Trail

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Acadia National Park

Valley Peak Trail

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Acadia National Park

Valley Trail

3.7 mi · 5.9 km · Acadia National Park

Cadillac North Ridge Trail

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Acadia National Park

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