Frenchman Bay Community Forest, Hancock

You can head out on a pleasant outing at this massive preserve, which encompasses 1,400 acres on its own, but it is also surrounded...

Marsh Meadow Preserve, Knox

The there-and-back 0.7-mile trail on this 98-acre Coastal Mountains Land Trust preserve first brings you to a wetland at the Marsh Stream headwaters, which...

Old Pond, Hancock

A half-mile, flat and easy trail brings you to the edge of a wide marsh on this 57-acre Maine Coast Heritage preserve. When I...

Meserve Head, Machias

This 71-acre Maine Coast Heritage Trust preserve, which was brand new in 2024, offers a there-and-back, 0.3-mile trail that includes a gentle uphill to...

Little Spencer Mountain, near Moosehead Lake

Little Spencer Mountain (3,070 feet) is not for the faint of heart, not a hike to bring your cherished pup on, and not to...

Big Spencer Mountain, near Moosehead Lake

My map shows the trailhead quite far from the access road! I don’t know what that’s all about, but I sketched in a line...

Little Spencer Pond Trail, near Moosehead Lake

Just about 1.2 miles farther north along the dirt road from the Little Spencer Mountain trailhead, you’ll pass a rather discreet trail to Little...

Little Kineo Mountain, near Moosehead Lake

Little Kineo, which is just about 3.5 miles from its sister mountain, Mount Kineo (as the crow flies), offers a lot for a little...

Deasey and Lunksoos Mountains, Katahdin Woods and Waters

Deasey and Lunksoos Mountains offer a moderate but long hike, just about 15 miles round trip, much of it along the International Appalachian Trail...

Deasey Pond and Esker Trail, Katahdin Woods and Waters

Deasey Pond and Esker Trails are relatively easy, there-and-back trails in the National Monument that bring you to two remote ponds. You can access...
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