Connor's Nubble - Day 1

For our first hike of the trip, we decided to go back to Connor's Nubble.  The Nubble is a small mount on the Southwest edge of Eagle Lake, just north of the ridge formed by the South and North Bubbles.  The hike starts south from the Eagle Lake parking lot off of Rt. 233.  We headed South along the along the carriage road that skirts the western shore of the lake.

View Eagle Lake parking lot to Connor's Nubble in a larger map

Walking south along the Eagle Lake Carriage Road to Connor's Nubble

We walked the carriage road along the West shore of Eagle Lake until we came to the head of the Connor's Nubble north ridge trail.  The trail starts off with roots and small rocks through a wooded area until it starts up a slightly more challenging rocky area.  Some climbing is needed to get through a few gaps and over large boulders.  The view opens up pretty quickly about half-way up and you can see Eagle Lake below to the East and beyond that Cadillac and Pemetic Mountains.

Cadillac Mountain seen from the Connor's Nubble Trail

The trees start to thin out as you climb higher, and as you approach the summit there are mainly shrubs and a few lone pines.  There are a few places where you're walking along large flat rock as you approach the summit, and you start climbing up one ledge at a time.

Looking back you can see Eagle Lake and inland-Maine.

At the summit, the view opens up to 360-degree views of almost every mountain in the eastern part of the park.  From North to East to South you can see McFarland Mountain, Great Hill, The Whitecap, Cadillac Mountain, Pemetic Mountain, South and North Bubbles (below)

To the West, you can see the full eastern face of Sargent Mountain.

Though Connor's Nubble is only 588 ft. above sea level, it has excellent views of the surrounding area, including Eagle Lake and most of the eastern mountains.

From left to right, Sean (6), Annika (4), Andrew (5), and Scott (9) enjoy the view from the summit cairn on Connor's Nubble.  McFarland's Mountain is in the background along with a lone, proud pine tree.  We hiked back down the way we came, which wasn't too challenging, but the little guys needed help down the tricky parts.  We took the carriage road back North to the Eagle Lake parking lot on Rt 233.