Hiker Use of Selected Summits and Trails in Acadia National Park 2009

Jacobi C. 2010. Hiker Use of Selected Summits and Trails in Acadia National Park 2009. Acadia National Park Natural Resource Report Number 2010-3. National Park Service, Acadia National Park. Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME

Description of hiker use of several summits. Following from the Summary: “Ridgerunners and park volunteers made hourly counts of hikers reaching the summits of Acadia, Dorr, and South Bubble Mountain, and the recreation technician operated electronic trail counters on the southern Gorhamn Mountain Trail and the Pemetic Mountain Trail near the Day Mountain carriage road bridge.” The results of the data and findings are presented. /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Acadia Mountain/Dorr Mountain/South Bubble Mountain/Gorham Mountain Trail/Pemetic Mountain/Day Mountain/

Type
Published Report
Authors
Jacobi, Charles
Date of Issue
2010-01
Publisher
National Park Service, Acadia National Park
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Acadia Mountain, Behavior, Day Mountain, Dorr Mountain, Gorham Mountain Trail, Hiking, Human Use, Mount Desert Island, Mountains, Pemetic Mountain, South Bubble Mountain, Trails, Visitor Use, Visitors

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