Ten family-friendly hikes in New England

The Bubbles The two distinctive rounded summits of the Bubbles that overlook Maine’s beautiful Jordan Pond are the perfect mountain destinations for young hikers. Views from the highpoints include sparkling freshwater, higher rocky summits, the distant ocean, and the south peak’s famous glacial erratic. Hike: The Bubble Rock Trail provides a short but steady climb to side paths that lead in opposite directions, more easily to South Bubble and a bit more strenuously to North Bubble. Both summits can be reached in less than 2 miles round trip. Trailhead: Located in Acadia National Park on the Park Loop Road at the Bubble Rock parking area, roughly 2 miles west of the road up Cadillac Mountain.
Jeff Romano for The Boston Globe

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The Bubbles
The two distinctive rounded summits of the Bubbles that overlook Maine’s beautiful Jordan Pond are the perfect mountain destinations for young hikers. Views from the highpoints include sparkling freshwater, higher rocky summits, the distant ocean, and the south peak’s famous glacial erratic.
Hike: The Bubble Rock Trail provides a short but steady climb to side paths that lead in opposite directions, more easily to South Bubble and a bit more strenuously to North Bubble. Both summits can be reached in less than 2 miles round trip.
Trailhead: Located in Acadia National Park on the Park Loop Road at the Bubble Rock parking area, roughly 2 miles west of the road up Cadillac Mountain.