Some specific trails in Acadia have more hardwoods, like those on Beech Mountain, which does have a parking lot halfway up the hill, and the valley trail beside the Beehive, which both have stands of Beech forrest. There are some hardwood stands along the carriage trails near Sargent and Penobscot Mountains, and the Giant's cascade trail goes beside a stream with big erratic boulders and has mixed woods.
In Elsworth the Union River Dam is an interesting subject. It is a bit off Grant Street, on the north side of Main Street. Also not often seen by tourists are the inland lakes and mountains of the Donnell Pond Public Reserve Land bounded by Route 182 and Route 1, to the north of Schoodic. Route 183 goes into the park to Tunk Lake and Black and Schoodic Mountains. Even more impressive is the Bold Coast Trail in Whiting, just north of Cutler on the coast (off Route 191). It's a long drive from Ellsworth but definitely worth seeing, with blue-grey cliffs falling into deep clear waters, and beaches of large round cobbles. Being further north, fall colors are likely earlier in that area.
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