QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 320 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~ 3.6 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: forest, fields, stream
Readfield Fairground trails in blue; Maranacook Community School trails in red
This trail system, which is great for hiking, running, and cross-country skiing, connects to the beautiful trail around the Readfield fairgrounds. The hiking paths also link up to snowmobile trails, which I didn’t include on my map. I found a pretty good map of the system, which includes the way the trails have been blazed — which I found a little confusing when I was out there without a map.
Directions: After going up the school complex on Millard Harrison Drive, you can pick up the trail at several points around the school grounds. I walked into the wooded trail system from behind the baseball field closest to the school. Or you can connect to it from the Readfield Fairgrounds, where it might be easier to park when the school is in session.
Hi Rebecca, thank-you for this wonderful resource which I just connected with thru the High Peaks Alliance website. I am currently chair of the Readfield Trails Committee. We are considering putting the Maranacook trail on our town trail map (the Fairgrounds trails are already included since we maintain them) but have been holding off due to washed out bridges and excessive wetness on one of the trail sections. Can you tell me where you found the trail map or if you made your own? Thanks
Hi Rob — Not sure if you got my email but I made the Google map in 2018, and found the slideshow map online! Let me know if you need anything else.