December 2016 – Maine by Foot

12.29.16

Long Cove Headwaters Preserve, Searsport

This is a peaceful place, with about 2.5 miles of trails...

12.29.16

John B. Mountain, Brooksville

This is a wonderful small mountain, just 250 feet high, that...

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University of Maine Augusta Fitness Trails, Augusta

Tucked behind the university buildings (and a little difficult to find...

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Augusta Nature Education Center, Augusta

The 175-acre Augusta Nature Education Center, offers a network of about...

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Passy Greenway City of Belfast Trail, Belfast

This city parcel was part of a former ski area and...

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Fort Point State Park, Stockton Springs

There aren’t many walking trails at this 120-acre park, but you...

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Stephenson Preserve, Belfast

This is a wee wooded preserve, with a fairly steep and...

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Moose Point State Park, Searsport

This is a lovely place to watch the sunset! There are...

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Sears Island, Searsport

If you have the time, you should walk all the way...

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Snow Natural Area, Brooksville

I enjoyed my dusk walk here in the winter of 2016,...

12.29.16

Stover and Head of Tide Preserves, Belfast

These two Coastal Mountains Land Trust preserves are separated by a...

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Ferry Landing Preserve, Brooksville

(My map makes it look like I trespassed through someone’s yard....

12.23.16

Androscoggin River Path, Brunswick

This is a popular 2.7-mile paved path squeezed between the river...

12.22.16

Topsham Bike Path, Topsham

This is the first leg of a paved Topsham Bike Path....

12.22.16

Brunswick Landing Trails, Brunswick

Wheelchair-accessible paved and dirt roads in blue; walking and biking...

12.12.16

Mill Pond Preserve, Arrowsic

Hallelujah, this is a relatively new Nature Conservancy preserve (as of...

12.12.16

Merritt Mountain and Robinson’s Rock (Bumper Rock), Phippsburg

Map above shows Merritt Mountain and Bumper Rock trails in blue,...

12.12.16

Hermit Island Campground, Phippsburg

My rough, and not-complete map has walking paths in magenta and...

12.05.16

Mousam River Wildlife Sanctuary, Kennebunk

This is a there-and-back .6-mile trail on a 38-acre Kennebunk Land...

12.05.16

Riverwalk, Saco

This is quite a pretty walk, close to downtown Saco. There...