Great Meadow and Jesup Path
A boardwalk through birches that grew back after the fire.
The 1947 fire swept this wetland; the white birch that fills it now is the first forest to return on burned ground. The Jesup Path boardwalk is flat, easy, and a short walk from the Sieur de Monts shuttle stop.
Era1947 fire · Modern park
Seasonyear round
Coordinates44.37, -68.21
Source of positionEST, estimated
Nearby tales
Wild Gardens of Acadia0.5 miSieur de Monts Spring0.6 miAbbe Museum, original building0.6 miHomans Path0.7 mi
Sources: NPS historic trails.