By Sam Shirley This 3.6-mile multi-use (hike, bike, ski, snowshoe, and snowmobile) trail is one of the three trails managed by the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway and which make up the Forks Areas Scenic Trails network. The other two trails are the Dead River Trail and the Ridge Trail. A description of the Dead
If you have a choice of mountains in this area, I really recommend Mosquito or Moxie Bald or even Coburn over Pleasant. But to not be too disparaging: the 2,477-foot Pleasant Pond is a nice mountain that offers a moderate hike along the Appalachian Trail with views that extend north to Katahdin. One of the
There is much to love about this heavenly mountain! Except maybe for the long (about 4.5 miles) hike to the 2,632-foot summit. But those miles are for the most part gradual and easy through pretty forest. (For those with four-wheel drive vehicles, there is an alternative place to park that sheds several miles from the
This little mountain (2,226 feet, elevation gain 1,242 feet) stands up from the surrounding countryside like a small insect bite. Despite the itchy associations you might make, this mountain is wonderful — with great views of the deep valleys, distant mountains, and ponds around it. After leaving the trailhead and crossing the powerlines, the trail
The views are outstanding from this 3,720-foot mountain’s small observation deck (which, for those of us terrified of heights, isn’t too dreadful to climb). To find the start of the trail, you’ll have to drive your car up a rough but passable road to the former Enchanted Mountain ski area, which closed in the 1970s.
Every time we passed the large parking lot for this walk, it was packed with visitors. And it is popular for a reason! The falls are pretty, the 1-mile trail to the falls is easy, and once you get to the viewing area, which is braced high above the river below, there are boardwalks, steps
You can walk 0.5 mile or almost 50 miles — this trail goes and goes and goes! The sign at the trailhead says it’s 45 miles to Jackman, 44 miles to Eustis, 15 miles to Grand Falls Hut, 25 miles to Grand Falls, and 22 miles to Coburn Mountain! I recommend biking or skiing this
Another beautiful Western Maine waterfall! The 1.2-mile path to the falls, too, is a joy. It follows the stream much of the way and is wide, flat, and even — with helpful rocks and bog bridges over some wet patches. But there are some rockier, rootier sections, too, so it’s not all easy footing. Once you
The 1.6-mile forested trail to a favorite rafting stretch of the Kennebec River called Magic Falls is considered the “photographer’s path.” If you time your walk right, you can watch your loved one sail by on the rapids in a large rubber raft. Even if you don’t time it right, it’s wonderful to see the