Shaker Bog Trail, Poland

I don’t know if it’s the suggestion of being associated with the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village nearby, but this approximately 0.5-mile one-way trail that...

North Deering Park, Portland

The city acquired this 24-acre parcel in 2023, and has over the last year been improving its playing field (called Haverty Field on Google...

Colby College trails, Waterville

Colby’s large trail system has something for everyone. Paved, wheelchair-accessible walkways cross the large campus (I’ve marked a few in purple on my map)....

Penobscot River Trails, Grindstone

My map is not yet complete! Cross-country ski lovers in Maine must try to visit Penobscot River Trails just north of Millinocket. It may...

Rotary Centennial and Peter Garrett Trails, Benton/Winslow

This extended joined trail along the Kennebec River is beloved by locals and the subject of some fantastic photography posted on the Kennebec Messalonskee...

Stillwater River Trail, Orono

I had no idea that this riverside trail transforms from bucolic place to stroll, by day, into dazzling array of sparkling holiday lights by...

Davis Conservation Easement, Orono

This 33-acre Orono Land Trust property has the best kind of trail system — a simple loop! Of just about 1 mile. This means...

Center Point Preserve, Bowdoinham

This beautiful Kennebec Estuary Land Trust preserve lies at the tip of a little peninsula, with much of the surrounding land protected in a...

Pump Box Brook Preserve, Shapleigh

When I visited in the winter of 2024, you could walk two trails at this peaceful 78-acre preserve, protected by Three Rivers Land Trust....

Old Boston Preserve, Ogunquit

The 156 acres at this Great Works Regional Land Trust preserve offer a satisfying figure-eight double loop walk (the best trail shape!) and beautiful,...