Posted on August 14, 2017 and last updated on September 26, 2025

Sanders Hill

Rome, Kennebec County

QUICK TRAIL FACTS

  • Preserve Size: 6,800 acres
  • Trail Mileage: 2.9-mile loop
  • Pets: yes
  • Difficulty: moderate
  • Sights: brook, wooded 854-ft. summit area with views through trees

Sanders Hill is an easy, gradual climb, and a good loop, but the views aren’t as nice as they are elsewhere in the 6,800-acre Kennebec Highlands. Beaver Brook, which you walk along for some of the trail, is quite pretty, though. In addition to a well-blazed, well-maintained hiking trail, there are unimproved trails winding through this area and the rest of the Highlands that look, while a bit rough, like they could be fun to explore (and bike).

The trail bypasses the 854-foot summit.

Directions: 1.3 miles south of Watson Pond Road’s junction with Route 27, there is a small parking area on the right.

Let me know if you have any trail updates or corrections!

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