Acadia CompassMount Desert Island, Maine
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Kurt Diederich's Climb

The staircase the park uses to explain what a memorial path is.

strenuous · 0.5 mi Few people Island Explorer: Sieur de Monts Position approximate

Built in the Sieur de Monts campaign of 1913 to 1916 and dedicated to a young man who died before his time, this stair path is the example the park cites when it explains memorial trails. Steep granite steps the whole way up to the Dorr ridge.

EraPark founding
Seasonyear round
Coordinates44.359, -68.206
Source of positionEST, estimated
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