Map shows trails in Hancock County
- Scott’s Landing — There is good birding and interesting history at this 24-acre preserve with meadows and beaches.
- Shore Acres Preserve — Several trails meander through this 67-acre coastal preserve—the highlight being the perimeter and meadow trails.
- Pine Hill — A 0.5-mile loop trail, and 0.1-mile accessible dirt road—and a quick, steep scramble—take you to the top of a peridotite cliff, with views over treetops.
- Barred Island Preserve — A 1-mile trail through a mossy forest brings you to a big, beautiful beach (at low tide, at least!).
- Edgar M. Tennis Preserve — You can take a number of interesting short walks, or one long walk, at this diverse preserve with a sweet, red-sand pocket beach.
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Preserve — This 42-acre preserve has a large cedar forest, a rocky outcrop and a small meadow.
- Mariners Memorial Park — A half-mile path skirts the perimeter of this small, open park with views over the cove.
- Lily Pond Park — A swimming spot, with short, easy, wheel-friendly paths between the beach and parking area. Other foot paths lead partly around the pond.
- Crockett Cove Woods — A roughly one-mile trail takes you through a mossy 98-acre forest.
- Settlement Quarry — If you have time to only do one walk here, do this one. It is an extraordinary (and short) walk to an abandoned granite quarry with expansive views.
- Holt Mill Pond Preserve — This trail system was difficult to access and somewhat neglected when we visited in the summer of 2021. however, the trails are well-blazed, and take you to several spots along Holt Mill Pond.
- Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School — The 0.3-mile boardwalk through this swampy forest is well made and delightful, with creative flourishes added by the children.
- Church Land Preserve — The 1.5 miles of trails here bring you through beautiful mossy forests and to the edge of the mostly undeveloped Lily Pond.
- Carrying Place Preserve — Walk to a rocky outcropping on a cove, and up the side of a small mountain through forest at this preserve.
- Crystal Cove Preserve — A small preserve with a 0.5-mile trail through forest close to a secluded cove.