Thursday Night Time Trial Training Ride

(It's just a clock in the Park!)

Ride Info Meeting Place Hulls Cove Visitor Center Parking Lot
Meeting Time 6:00 PM (first rider off at ~6:15)
Event Timing Everyone keeps their own time (there is no event timer and no posting of results)
Weather Cancellation With an emphasis on safety, the ride will be canceled in the event of rain or an imminent electrical storm. If the weather is questionable before the start, check with the Bar Harbor Bike Shop [(207) 288-3886] for ride information. If the TT is canceled due to weather, the following week we will ride the course that we missed on the canceled week.
Staging Riders are staged at one minute intervals
Courses  The Long Course An out-and-back ride from the Visitor Center to Seal Harbor and back to the Visitor Center. This is a challenging course with lots of climbing. (~19.5 miles)
Alpe d'Ed A ride from the Visitor Center up to the top of Cadillac Mountain. The name of the course is derived from the infamous Tour de France climb (Alpe d'huez) and the Iron Man who proposed it (Ed M.). There is plenty of climbing on this challenging hill climb course, even before you reach the Cadillac Mountain auto road! (~6.8 miles)

Note: The ride down the mountain is NOT part of the time trial course.
Course Schedule We alternate each week between the two courses.
Course
Details
The Long Course Alpe d'Ed
Map of the Long Course
  • Start/Finish at the gate on the Park Loop extension that is just down from the Visitor Center parking lot entrance.
  • Ride the Park Loop extension up to the Park Loop Road.
  • Bear right on the Park Loop Road and continue up past the entrance to Cadillac Mountain.
  • Stay on the Park Loop all the way past Jordan Pond House, until you reach the one-way section of the Park Loop Road.
  • Turn right on Stanley Brook Road (slow down here, a quick turn is coming up).
  • Immediately bear left onto Jordan Pond Road.
  • Follow Jordan Pond Road all the way to Route 3 (Main St.) in Seal Harbor.
  • Continue straight on Rt. 3 down to the stone fountain, and bear right on Rt. 3 past Seal Harbor Beach.
  • Turn right (hard right) onto Stanley Brook Road.
  • Follow Stanley Brook Road up to the Park Loop Road.
  • Bear left onto the Park Loop Road.
  • Follow the Park Loop Road back past Jordan Pond House, and past the Cadillac Mountain entrance.
  • Bear left onto the Park Loop extension that leads back to the Hulls Cove Visitor Center.
    Note: Watch for oncoming traffic turning in front of you onto the Park Loop Road here. Slow down for oncoming traffic, and be prepared to stop: Safety first!
  • Continue on the Park Loop extension back to the Visitor Center. Note your time as you pass the gate where the TT began.
 Map of Alpe d'Ed
  • Start at the gate on the Park Loop extension that is just down from the Visitor Center parking lot entrance.
  • Ride the Park Loop extension up to the Park Loop Road.
  • Bear right on the Park Loop Road and continue up to the entrance of the Cadillac Mountain auto road.
  • Turn left onto the Cadillac Mountain auto road (watch for oncoming traffic).
  • Ride up the mountain, past the Blue Hill overlook and up to the top, then continue to the first parking lot on the left.
  • There is a convenient pavement transition line (from light pavement to dark pavement) at the beginning of the first parking lot on the left. Note your time as you cross this line.
Note This is an organized but informal training ride that makes use of roads in Acadia National Park. The ride is in no way affiliated with the Park. All roads are open to traffic. Riders are expected to obey traffic laws and be respectful of Park property, motorists, and other Park visitors. Being safe and enjoying the ride are most important. Wear your helmet and use care when negotiating turns, especially where motor vehicle traffic is involved. This ride is affiliated with the Downeast Bicycle Club (DBC), however, the DBC is not responsible for any part of the ride.

Be safe, ride hard, and enjoy.

Richard Baldarelli
Ashley Stanton
(DBC members)