A small picnic area with a pier and float where you can go down to the ocean. Also a small pebble beach with fun tidepools at low tide.

Mark Island lies just to the west of the peninsula, and is visible for several miles on the right hand side of the road. You will see a picturesque historic lighthouse along side the old keeper’s residence. The lighthouse itself is 19 feet tall and was established in 1856. (The original bronze bell was recovered by scuba divers in 2015.)

This is a must see. My favorite place on the peninsula. The Raven’s Nest is a promontory with breathtaking, sheer sea cliffs on 3 sides, each roughly 80 feet tall, with cobblestones below, tumbled round by the pounding waves of eons. An unforgettable experience, no matter the weather. The Raven’s Nest is unmarked, and something of a local secret. It requires a brief walk down an uneven trail through the forest. Not suggested for people with a fear of heights, or those unsteady on their feet. Directions: roughly 1.5 miles after Frazer Point, there will be a dirt pull off on the LEFT side of the road (away from the ocean.) Park your bikes there, carefully cross the road, and find the unmarked trailhead. The trail is only around 200 feet long, but can be somewhat treacherous. Step carefully, and do not run. The cliffs appear VERY suddenly.

Schoodic Point is a windswept and weather-beaten rock, where you can meet the open ocean. Locals frequently come here to watch storm waves break over the rocks. waves commonly wash the trees in spray, hundreds of feet away. Unwary visitors are often fatally swept out to sea, so please be careful. Some interesting facts to consider: Bar Harbor lies to the west, nearly 8 miles as the crow flies, but you can’t quite see downtown from here. You are far enough east that if you swam due south, you wouldn’t reach land again until Venezuela. (Don’t do that, please. It’s too far. You’ll get a cramp.) One last fun fact: the ocean is very deep here. As in, if you dropped a pebble off the end of those ledges, it’ll go down almost exactly 100 feet! The point is an absolutely amazing stargazing location, too, with unobstructed skies to the horizon, and extremely low light pollution. This is one of the best night sky locations in the entire eastern seaboard, officially recognized as having the lowest light pollution east of the Mississippi!

Shortly after the triangle intersection with the Schoodic Point Road, You may or may not see a tidal causeway. A stone’s throw from the road is Little Moose Island, which has scenic hiking trails and is accessible by foot at low tide. (DO NOT take your bikes there. It is for walking only.) Also be wary of how rapidly the tides change, and how icy cold that water is. People get marooned on Little Moose Island several times a year, and the next low tide is 12 hours away. You’ll definitely be late returning your bike if you get stuck. Please plan your hikes accordingly.

Sick of ocean vistas yet? No? Me neither. Blueberry Hill is a small parking area with a great view of the water. Depending on when you visit, you might actually find wild blueberries here—also raspberries and blackberries.

Depending on the weather, looking east (if you’re at Blueberry Hill, that would be the direction you’ve been travelling, Magellan) you might see a tall, thin lighthouse sticking out of the ocean. That’s the second tallest lighthouse in Maine, on Petite Manan ledge.

As you round the point and begin to head back north, you’ll come upon a series of overlooks above beaches of huge, rounded cobblestones, which move and boom like cannonfire in heavy weather. I used to teach scuba diving here, years ago. One of the students lost a brand new dive computer just off shore. Lemme know if you find it!