Maine by Foot

Peaks-Kenny State Park, Dover-Foxcroft

You can do a lot of different walks at the state park. The two-mile, one-way Browns Point Trail takes you to a little secluded...

Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary, Elliotsville Township

At Borestone Mountain, you’ll have a hiking adventure a touch different—and perhaps a little fancier—than most others in Maine. About .8 miles from the...

Lily Bay State Park, near Greenville

Walkers can hike a one-way trail through this state park and catch some pretty views of Moosehead Lake along the way. Keep your eye...

Burnt Jacket Mountain, near Greenville

There are three ways to summit this 1,680-foot mountain, and each trail is blazed with a different color. The red trail is the easiest...

Barren Mountain from Monson, Elliotsville Plantation

Barren Mountain is the first big peak (2,670 feet) along the fabled 100-mile wilderness section of the Appalachian Trail, the last and final stretch...

Little Wilson Falls, Elliotsville Township

This is a great hike to do on a hot day, because the swimming pools you pass along your hike are irresistible. The 1.4-mile,...

Guilford Memorial River Walk, Guilford

This town trail is very pleasant! And easy. It is basically what you imagine it might be—a wide, flat trail along a sparkling river...

Mayo Regional Hospital Community Trail, Dover-Foxcroft

The best part of this simple loop around the small hospital is the little town park it leads you to, Kiwanis Park, which includes...

Law Farm Nature Trail, Dover-Foxcroft

These truly are “nature trails.” When we hiked in July, 2019, the trails were getting overgrown. Despite this, we found the Piscataquis County Soil...