Alder Stream Wilderness Preserve, Atkinson

While the walking isn’t over the top here (more later), this is an incredible preserve — 7,296 acres — protected by the Northeast Wilderness Trust...

Cambridge Woodlands Preserve, Cambridge

After leaving your car at the grassy parking area, which also has some exposed ledge, you’ll walk down a wide, grassy trail to a...

Pleasant Lake Preserve, Stetson

You can tell people who live nearby really appreciate this amazing spot, with regulars who come often with their dogs. A landowner (Kent Hewitt)...

Mystery Mountain, Rumford

From Route 2, you can climb just under 500 feet in elevation, in 0.7 miles, to a lookout over the village of Rumford Point,...

Morrill Ledge, Peru

A popular local hike, Morrill Ledges offers a relatively easy climb to great views of nearby peaks. The 1,183-foot summit is open with decent...

Hales Pond Woodland Preserve, Fayette

From the trailhead, a half-mile path of surprising softness leads through the woods, joining a 0.5 loop that follows the shoreline before turning inland....

Mosher Hill Falls, Farmington

The waterfall here seems endless! It is very high. According to the internet, it is 45 feet, but somehow it feels much more significant...

James Wood, Kennebunkport

 At this small preserve close to downtown, you’ll walk along a narrow path that might be a bit overgrown, cross a driveway and...

Elementary School Nature Trail, Deer Isle

This is a very charming school trail! On the north side of the school access road, the trail is entirely boardwalk, raised above a...

Ocean Point Walk, Boothbay

 Ocean Point Walk, a very short but very beautiful trail, is marked by a sign along the road saying it exists “for the...
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