Prong Pond, Greenville
The 1-mile there-and-back trail to Prong Pond brings you through woods...
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Black Duck Cove, Lubec
Black Duck Cove was my favorite of the Cobscook Shores parks....
Island Coves, Lubec
Cobscook Shores says visitors are welcome by appointment to Island Coves...
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 beautiful and big,...
Indian Point Blagden Preserve, Mount Desert Island (Bar Harbor)
This is a popular Nature Conservancy preserve outside of the national...
Blue Horizons, Mount Desert Island (Bar Harbor)
You can find a few places on Mount Desert Island not...
Birch Point Beach State Park, Owls Head
You can get more of a walk at this 62-acre state...
Clark Island Preserve, St. George
The enchantments of this Maine Coast Heritage Trust preserve come very...
Prescott Field Trails, Farmington
(Wheelchair-accessible trail marked in red.) The fields adjacent to the downtown...
North Street Recreation Area/Community Trail, Waterville
This is a bucolic trail along the river (although I think...
Lake Pennesseewassee Park, Norway
If you have a yen to go outside for 10 minutes...
Goose Eye Mountain, Grafton Notch State Park
There are several routes to reach the top of this fantastic...
