I find it kind of sweet that this area is called the highlands, since we’re not talking immensely high elevations! What you do find here are the foothills that step up gradually to the great mountains of New Hampshire and western Maine. Nonetheless, the little mountains in this area are also great — they’re relatively
(Footpaths in blue, four-wheeler tracks in orange.) The Little Ossipee River Tract, Limington, Hollis, and Waterboro Sanctuary, and Killick Pond state wildlife refuge (or Maynard Marsh WMA) includes over 2,200 acres — which includes a sizable stretch along the pretty river. Parts of the river are languid, parts have rapids. There are some popular fishing
I love walks where you step away from urban life (like a busy road) and into a forest that makes you feel you are very far away. The 20-acre Jagolinzer Preserve is so pretty and calming. Despite the trail only being one mile or so, you can walk to the banks of the Saco River,