Hancock Land Company maintains a network of logging roads on its working forests in Casco, Otisfield and Naples that it invites the public to use. In the winter, the snowmobilers who love these wide, mostly flat trails create fairly good conditions for fat bikers and cross-country skiers — which is a fun way to explore
Hacker’s Hill is a beautiful park, protected by Loon Echo Land Trust, with gorgeous views from an elevation of 753 feet (which you don’t have to hike to reach! If the road is open, you can drive up). If you are up this way, I encourage a visit. You can make a 0.6-mile loop around
You might see an interesting cross-section of humanity if you climb this very popular little mountain in Casco on a summery weekend day. The day I visited, two kids dressed as medieval knights were hiking to the peak. When I caught up to them, they retreated clanking to the side of the trail to let
This is a BEAUTIFUL state park in Casco and Naples. I highly recommend visiting in the off-season, after the summer crowds have gone and the park has closed the campground access road. This way, too, you have the run of the entire park, since some of the trails are reserved for campground visitors in
At this Loon Echo Land Trust preserve, you can make two short loops. The Field Trail, marked in orange on my map, is a lovely 0.3-mile accessible path of packed stone dust that edges a field before slipping into the forest. If you head out for the longer loop, it’s roughly one mile, quite easy