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Green Mountain Railway bed

Iron spikes still stand in the granite where a cog railway ran for seven summers.

Few people

Story only. No route or directions are published for this place.

Off trail. No route is published.

From 1883 to 1890 a cog railway carried hotel guests 1.1 miles from Eagle Lake to the summit. Spikes projecting from the ledge still trace the line, and a short rail section remains. The two locomotives were sold to the Mount Washington Cog Railway. Off trail; story only.

EraRusticators

Seasonyear round

Coordinates44.35889, -68.245

Source of positionATB

Nearby tales Bubble Pond Bridge0.8 mi Blue Hill Overlook1 mi Cadillac Mountain summit1.1 mi Eagle Lake1.2 mi

Sources: Abandoned Trails of Acadia, Green Mountain Railroad.