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Precipice Trail (Acadia)

One pin: Champlain Mountain, DEM 319 m. Trailhead unresolved. Seasonal peregrine closure is a management note.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs National Park Service (NPS) — Acadia National Park

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Permits and fees

Quota / restriction: Seasonal peregrine closure may close the route. Park entry is separate. No trail lottery sourced this pass.

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceVerified
No trail permit sourcedReported (secondary) — confirm before travelNot recordedSeasonal peregrine closure may close the route. Park entry is separate. No trail lottery sourced this pass.National Park Service (NPS) — Acadia National ParkNot recordedVerified 2026-09-23 vs National Park Service (NPS) — Acadia National Park
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Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts44.351, -68.194
Distance0 km*
not recorded; one resolved pin is not a trek length; 0 is not a measured kilometre · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional
Ascent+0 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 high minus low · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Descent0 m*
one-way stored · 2026-09-23 · provisional
High point319 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Low point319 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T4 · YDS 3

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)
SAC T4
Alpine hiking. Sometimes pathless; exposure and simple climbing terrain.
YDS Class 3
Class 3. Scrambling with increased exposure; a fall could be serious.

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Parking / trailhead was not invented.

typicalDays 1 is a placeholder.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

No permit required.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • Champlain Mountain car-free: unknown
  • Champlain Mountain car-free: unknown

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Hazards

  • Seasonal peregrine falcon closure. Trailhead pin missing.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Precipice Trail (Acadia)?

No government walking permit is reported for Precipice Trail (Acadia). That report is secondary — confirm before travel.

Precipice Trail (Acadia) permit quota and booking

Seasonal peregrine closure may close the route. Park entry is separate. No trail lottery sourced this pass.

How difficult is Precipice Trail (Acadia)?

Precipice Trail (Acadia) is graded SAC T4 · YDS 3. A sourced hazard on this record: Seasonal peregrine falcon closure. Trailhead pin missing.

How long is Precipice Trail (Acadia)?

The length on this record is 0 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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