South Turner Mountain, Baxter State Park
This 3,122-foot mountain offers a relatively short, steep climb to wonderful...
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Horseshoe, Pearl, Grassy Pond Trails, AMC Maine Woods Initiative
At the end of the passable roads in this part of...
Mt. Kineo State Park, near Rockwood
The 700-foot cliffs of Mt. Kineo rise seemingly straight up from...
Little Moose Mountain, Little Moose Public Land (near 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...
Black Duck Cove, Lubec
This was my favorite of the Cobscook Shores parks. It offers...
Island Coves, Lubec
Cobscook Shores is setting up an appointment system to book a...
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...
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...
Eleanor Campbell Preserve, Vinalhaven
The quiet cobble beach on Polly Cove is surprisingly beautiful and...
