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Elevation:	117 ft	36 m
GPS:	44.31036, -68.33669 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Annual Trail Closures to protect Peregrine falcons Details

For details visit:
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Getting There

From Bar Harbor or points north follow route 102 south to Echo Lake Beach Access. After passing visible portions of Echo Lake on the right, make a right into the Echo Lake Beach Access entrance of Acadia National Park on the south end of the lake. Park in the long parking lot that accesses the Echo Lake beach.

Walk back up the access road toward the main road. At the bus turnaround at the start of the parking lot, walk up a set of wooden stairs and turn left (44.31325, -68.33701). This trail follows the road. Follow the trail through a boulder field for about .2 miles until the cliff is visible on your right (approx 44.31176, -68.33687). Follow a faint trail uphill to the climber's registration box located directly underneath Garrett's Arete (5.11b) (approx 44.31167, -68.33736).

Description

Shady set of steep cliffs located to the south east of Echo Lake in Acadia National Park. The rock is uniformly vertical and the holds are sharp. Good climbing in between 5.10 and 5.13 may be found. Other easier climbs are worth doing, but may be wet. It takes a long time for this crag to dry due to persistent seeps and moss above the rock face.

Canada Cliff is protected by trees and is a cool place to climb during the summer, and relatively wind free during colder months, making it a good summer and fall climbing area.

In addition to roped climbs on the cliffs, bouldering can be found up hill from the Echo Lake parking lot.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Canada Cliff

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V3-4 6A+ 22 ● Left Arete, Main Boulder Boulder Canada Cliff Boulder
V4 6B 28 ● Lip Traverse Right, Shark Tooth… Boulder Canada Cliff Boulder
V4-5 6B+ R 18 ● Mammoth Boulder Canada Cliff Boulder
V6-7 7A+ PG13 11 ● Lip Traverse Left, Shark Tooth B… Boulder Canada Cliff Boulder
V10-11 8A 5 ● Irish Goodbye Boulder Canada Cliff Boulder
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R 22 ● Stonecutter's Bible Trad Canada Cliff Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 23 ● Russian Revolution Trad Canada Cliff Rock
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 5 ● Boot Camp Trad Canada Cliff Rock
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 24 ● Jailbait Sport Canada Cliff Rock
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 28 ● Commander Salamander Trad, TR Canada Cliff Rock
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 22 ● Unforgiven Sport, TR Canada Cliff Rock
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Coda Trad Canada Cliff Rock
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 33 ● Garett's Arete Sport, TR Canada Cliff Rock
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 9 ● House of Detention Sport, TR Canada Cliff Rock
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 38 ● Man O' War Sport, TR Canada Cliff Rock