The Brown Mountain bus links Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor with carriage roads at Brown Mountain Gate House. Here are three possible bike routes that each use a portion of the "Around Mountain" carriage road loop. Take along a carriage road map.

BROWN MOUNTAIN TO EAGLE LAKE VIA AUNT BETTY POND
This trip is 7.4 miles long if you take the lower road to Aunt Betty Pond. There are several hills but grades are moderate. Travel to the Brown Mountain Gate House on Bus 6 and return to Bar Harbor on the Bicycle Express, or to Northeast Harbor on Bus 6.

BROWN MOUNTAIN TO JORDAN POND
The most direct route to Jordan Pond is 3 miles long with only modest grades. Travel to Brown Mountain on Bus 6 and return to Bar Harbor or Northeast Harbor on Bus 5.

BROWN MOUNTAIN TO BUBBLE POND OVER THE NORTH RIDGE OF SARGENT MOUNTAIN
This trip is about 8 miles long and includes a long, steep climb around Sargent Mountain. Travel to Brown Mountain on Bus 6 and return to Bar Harbor or Northeast Harbor on Bus 5. Or head to Eagle Lake and return to Bar Harbor on the Bicycle Express.

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