Meserve Head, Machias

This 71-acre Maine Coast Heritage Trust preserve, which was brand new in 2024, offers a there-and-back, 0.3-mile trail that includes a gentle uphill to...

Little Spencer Mountain, near Moosehead Lake

Little Spencer Mountain (3,070 feet) is not for the faint of heart, not a hike to bring your cherished pup on, and not to...

Big Spencer Mountain, near Moosehead Lake

My map shows the trailhead quite far from the access road! I don’t know what that’s all about, but I sketched in a line...

Little Spencer Pond Trail, near Moosehead Lake

Just about 1.2 miles farther north along the dirt road from the Little Spencer Mountain trailhead, you’ll pass a rather discreet trail to Little...

Little Kineo Mountain, near Moosehead Lake

Little Kineo, which is just about 3.5 miles from its sister mountain, Mount Kineo (as the crow flies), offers a lot for a little...

Deasey and Lunksoos Mountains, Katahdin Woods and Waters

Deasey and Lunksoos Mountains offer a moderate but long hike, just about 15 miles round trip, much of it along the International Appalachian Trail...

Deasey Pond and Esker Trail, Katahdin Woods and Waters

Deasey Pond and Esker Trails are relatively easy, there-and-back trails in the National Monument that bring you to two remote ponds. You can access...

Carrying Place Preserve, Deer Isle

You can zig back and forth along the side of Bray’s Mountain above Long Cove at this 30-acre Island Heritage Trust preserve, if you...

Church Land Preserve, Deer Isle

The trail on this 30-acre Island Heritage Trust preserve starts out through a beautiful mossy forest. While the start of the trail is fairly...

Crystal Cove Preserve, Stonington

Part of the adventure of exploring this small preserve is finding it! It is tucked down a narrow dirt lane; you should drive very...