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Kennebec River Rail Trail, in Gardiner, Hallowell, Augusta

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Blue trail is the Kennebec Rail Trail; the short green trail on the other side of the river is the Greenway Trail. This is a great rails-to-trails project — it’s beautiful, and much of it is quiet and pastoral feeling despite being in a fairly commercial area and near a busy road. It has almost

Hallowell Reservoir

At this city park, I recommend walking the lovely loop around the reservoir, following the access road to the Quarry Trail and back along the foot-traffic-only Wildflower Trail. From the the parking area on Town Farm Road, this is about 1.5 miles. If you park at the Town Farm Road and walk in via the