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| Keywords: hanging steps hangingsteps the great cave thegreatcave acadia acadia national park acadianationalpark east face trail eastfacetrail champlain mountain champlainmountain the precipice theprecipice ghost trails ghosttrails abandoned trails abandonedtrails phantom trails phantomtrails lost trails losttrails rock climbing rockclimbing maps of acadia mapsofacadia maine mount desert island mountdesertisland text outdoor The hanging steps are easy to locate if you follow the directions closely. The trail is unmarked but well worn and leads to an area where the Rock Climbing schools use to practice their skills. The hardest part begins at the twisted birch tree that hangs across the trail, once you get past this there is a section of towering granite to your right, continue straight ahead and the trail turns to the right. This is where many make there mistake and keep going straight ahead. Once you hang that left and move upward you quickly come to the first stone steps. From the top of the hanging steps there are great views as seen on the map. Some have asked if the trail ends there or continues on - it does not end there, though many do turn back. The hanging steps was part of the Champlain east Face trail, and if followed leads to a place along the start of the Precipice trail called the turn around. The park service gave this section of the Precipice trail its name because it does what it was intended to do, many inexperienced climbers turn around at that spot. Why they turn around is because it is the first section of the Precipice trail where you encounter your first iron hand bars used to help pull you over a very large boulder. Once you get beyong the turn around, the Champlain East Face Trail is not far ahead on the right, and so is the start of the Great Cave trail - but on the left. See my map on the great cave for better directions to it as it is an abandoned trail, like the hanging steps, and not marked. The hanging steps are easy to locate if you follow the directions closely. The trail is unmarked but well worn and leads to an area where the Rock Climbing schools use to practice their skills. The hardest part begins at the twisted birch tree that hangs across the trail, once you get past this there is a section of towering granite to your right, continue straight ahead and the trail turns to the right. This is where many make there mistake and keep going straight ahead. Once you hang that left and move upward you quickly come to the first stone steps. From the top of the hanging steps there are great views as seen on the map. Some have asked if the trail ends there or continues on - it does not end there, though many do turn back. The hanging steps was part of the Champlain east Face trail, and if followed leads to a place along the start of the Precipice trail called the turn around. The park service gave this section of the Precipice trail its name because it does what it was intended to do, many inexperienced climbers turn around at that spot. Why they turn around is because it is the first section of the Precipice trail where you encounter your first iron hand bars used to help pull you over a very large boulder. Once you get beyong the turn around, the Champlain East Face Trail is not far ahead on the right, and so is the start of the Great Cave trail - but on the left. See my map on the great cave for better directions to it as it is an abandoned trail, like the hanging steps, and not marked. | ||||
