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Carriages of Acadia

Attraction

Carriages of Acadia

Park Loop Road, Acadia National Park, ME

The legacy of the 19th century millionaires who once summered in Acadia, the park’™s 57 miles of “carriage roads” are paved with crushed stone, making them ideal for an afternoon of strolling or biking among the spruces and maples. But arguably the best way to experience them is the way they were intended to be seen — by horse-drawn carriage. Leaving from Wildwood Stables on the Park Loop, Carriages of Acadia leads one- and two-hour tours around Day Mountain and Rockefeller’s stone bridges. Some include narration of the history of the park; on others there is nothing more than the clip-clop of hooves to break the silent spell of the trees.