Center Point Preserve, Bowdoinham
This beautiful Kennebec Estuary Land Trust preserve lies at the tip...
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Camp Gustin Conservation Area, Sabattus
As of late 2023, it appears you can traverse the...
Rainbow Loop Trails, Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area
The Rainbow Loop trail system in The Nature’s Conservancy’s 46,271-acre preserve...
Pleasant Lake Preserve, Stetson
You can tell people who live nearby really appreciate this amazing...
Little Mayberry Cove Trail, Grand Lake Stream
For a quiet, solitary walk, I highly recommend this Downeast Lake...
South Turner Mountain, Baxter State Park
This 3,122-foot mountain offers a relatively short, steep climb to wonderful...
Mt. Kineo State Park, near Rockwood
The 700-foot cliffs of Mt. Kineo rise seemingly straight up from...
Little Moose Mountain, Greenville
There are several ways to tackle the stretched-out ridge of Little...
Prong Pond, Greenville
The 1-mile there-and-back trail to Prong Pond brings you through woods...
Vining Lake Community Preserve, Cooper and Cathance Township
This is an amazing place protected by the Downeast Coastal Conservancy....
Rocky Lake Preserve, Whiting
This is a huge protected area that’s been harvested for timber...
Whiting Bay Beach, Trescott Township
One of the Cobscook Shores parks in Downeast Maine, Whiting Bay...
Four Ponds Trail (on the AT), Rangeley Plantation
A Rangeley local long ago recommended this out-and-back hike to me,...
Reed’s Loop on the Fly Rod Crosby Trail, Madrid Township
While completing the entire 45-mile Fly Rod Crosby Trail is a...
Breakneck Road, Acadia National Park
We ended up walking along the Breakneck Road when we couldn’t...
Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary, Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert)
The pond that lies at the heart of this quiet wildlife...
Pork Point Walking Trail, Bowdoinham
At this amazing town parcel, you can follow a 0.75-mile well-worn...
Great Head, Acadia National Park
For a fairly moderate hike, Great Head offers gorgeous views of...
Little Long Pond Natural Lands and Eliot Mountain, Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert)
Marked footpaths in blue. Gravel carriage roads in green. Mostly...
Androscoggin Woods, Topsham
We visited the day before this Brunswick Topsham Land Trust preserve...
