Wonderful walks that don’t require climbing a mountain
Maine has a lot of beauty. I selected these places below because they offer small but intense dollops of that beauty—in a relatively accessible way. They have gorgeous views, unique features, or habitats that support a lot of wildlife. Most importantly, they don’t require too much time or exertion! For exercise that comes with a reward, see Good Little Mountains or Bigger Mountains. Choose a region below and scan the cards for memorable trails, preserves, beaches, woods, bogs, and shore paths.
Western Maine (roughly Baldwin to Jackman)
Valentine FarmBethel
Poplar Stream FallsCarrabassett Valley
Reed Brook Falls / Jericho StepsCarrabassett Valley
Perham Stream Birding TrailMadrid Township
Wilhelm Reich Museum TrailsRangeley
Midcoast Maine (Bath to Belfast)
Mill Pond PreserveArrowsic
Little River Community TrailBelfast
Linekin PreserveBoothbay
Oak Point FarmBoothbay
Porter PreserveBoothbay
Center Point PreserveBowdoinham
Pemaquid Pond PreserveBremen
La Verna Nature PreserveBristol
Fernald’s Neck PreserveCamden
Round Top FarmDamariscotta
Salt Bay FarmDamariscotta
Ledgewood PreserveGeorgetown
Morse PondGeorgetown
Reid State ParkGeorgetown
Curtis Farm PreserveHarpswell
Cliff TrailHarpswell
Bowdoin College Coastal Studies CenterHarpswell / Orr’s Island
Long Reach PreserveHarpswell
Turtle Head PreserveIslesboro
Dodge Point PreserveNewcastle
Plaisted PreserveOwls Head
Ash Point PreserveOwls Head
Bumper Rock to Totman CovePhippsburg
Wilbur PreservePhippsburg
Sprague Pond PreservePhippsburg
Spirit Pond PreservePhippsburg
Morse MountainPhippsburg
Hermit Island CampgroundPhippsburg
Beech Hill PreserveRockport
Plummer PointSouth Bristol
Seal Cove ShoreSouth Bristol
Clark Island PreserveSt. George
Fort Point TrailSt. George
Cathance River PreserveTopsham
Peters Pond PreserveWaldoboro
Clarry HillWaldoboro / Union
Hamilton SanctuaryWest Bath
Bonyun PreserveWestport Island
Downeast Maine, (East of Belfast)
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Ship Harbor Trail
Acadia National Park -
Harriman Point PreserveBrooklin
Great Wass IslandBeals
Salt Pond Blueberry BarrensBlue Hill
Witherle WoodsCastine
Western HeadCutler
Bold CoastCutler
Barred Island PreserveDeer Isle
Edgar M. Tennis PreserveDeer Isle
Downeast Lakes Community ForestGrand Lake Stream / Lakeville area
Musquash Esker TrailGrand Lake Stream
Black Duck CoveLubec
Denbow PointLubec
Old Point FarmLubec
Boot HeadLubec
Long PointMachiasport
Sipayik TrailPassamaquoddy Pleasant Point Reservation
Settlement QuarryStonington
Petit Manan Wildlife RefugeSteuben
Donnell Pond Public LandSullivan / Franklin
Roque Bluffs State ParkRoque Bluffs
Southern Maine, (Kittery to Brunswick, and West to N.H. Border)
Hansen Pond PreserveActon
Timber PointBiddeford
Woodward Point PreserveBrunswick
Sebago Lake State ParkCasco / Naples
Mackworth IslandFalmouth
Gilsland FarmFalmouth
River Point Conservation AreaFalmouth
Florida LakeFreeport
TidebrookFreeport
Wolfe’s Neck Woods State ParkFreeport
Winslow Park and CampgroundFreeport
St. Anthony’s Franciscan MonasteryKennebunk
Meadow Woods PreserveKennebunkport
Fort FosterKittery
Salmon Falls ReserveLebanon
Jagolinzer PreserveLimington
Old Town House ParkNorth Yarmouth
Fore River SanctuaryPortland
Cascade FallsSaco
Saco HeathSaco
Mousam Way NorthSanford
Pleasant Hill PreserveScarborough
Fuller Farm PreserveScarborough
Williams Town ParkShapleigh
Mill Brook PreserveWestbrook
Spear Farm EstuaryYarmouth
Littlejohn Island PreserveYarmouth
Cliff WalkYork
Central Maine, Between the Coast and the Mountains
Viles ArboretumAugusta
Hallowell ReservoirHallowell
Thorncrag Nature SanctuaryLewiston
Jimmy Stream Conservation AreaLitchfield
Range Pond State ParkPoland
Swan IslandRichmond
Whitefield Salmon PreserveWhitefield
Northern Maine, (Somerset, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Aroostook counties)
Blueberry LedgesBaxter State Park
Howe Brook TrailBaxter State Park
Slaughter PondBaxter State Park
South Branch FallsBaxter State Park
Windy Pitch Pond TrailBaxter State Park
Pierce Pond Stream Fallsnear Bingham
Brown’s Mill ParkDover-Foxcroft
Mt Kineo State Parknear Greenville
Gravel Pit Pondnear Greenville
Guilford Memorial WalkGuilford
River Pond Nature TrailsMillinocket area
Hirundo Wildlife RefugeOld Town
Parkman Hill FarmSolon
Pleasant Lake PreserveStetson
Moxie Fallsnear West Forks