The Bubble
The hike: South Bubble Mountain and Jordan Pond Loop (722 feet)
Location: Mount Desert, ME
Approximate time: ~ 1 hours
With the little service I had left at the campground, I saw a recommended hike that would lead us to the top of South Bubble. Figuring we’d get a good view of Jordan Pond from there, I suggested we go, and I don’t regret it at all. It was an extremely quick ascent to the top of the mountain, though the overlook is a little beyond. Walking out from the trees and going face to face with a pond surrounded by mountains and the ocean peering out from afar was something else.
We got the last spot on the lot for this hike in the afternoon and decided to go straight up instead of going around first. The loop after the overlook consists of the steep decent followed by a steady vertical back to the parking lot, so do with that information as you will (maybe just do the out-and-back or go around the mountain first, depending on what you want to do).
See our route below (shown in red).
What to bring:
An appetite to bring to the Jordan Pond House Restaurant afterwards
