Sklar Park in orange; Rampe Conservation Easement in blue; Jeremiah Colburn Natural Area in green. Orono, Old Town, Bangor — this is the land for long, interconnected trail systems! Many of these link several neighborhoods, making it easy for many people to access. This big trail system connects the Sklar, Rampe, and Colburn parcels, and
This donated 91-acre parcel of land connects to the 48-mile Hills to Sea Trail, and is accessible off the Clark Road, as the name suggests! It is protected by the Sebasticook Regional Land Trust. The moderately easy trail follows the Hills to Sea Trail for about 0.2 miles, before branching off to the right to
The vast conservation area around the 629-foot Mt. Agamenticus includes many miles of well-blazed paths, as well as several old woods roads that carry over onto hundreds of abutting acres of public land. These nearby tracts include York and Kittery’s water district lands and several preserves, like Highland Farm and McIntire Highlands. In other words,
Bog Brook, Whitten Hill, and Northern Headwaters preserve trails in red, Frye Mountain in orange, Dave Rock trail in dark green. Hogback Mountain (black) is on private land and is closed. Along with seeing some interesting sites, including historic dams and marsh views, you can go on a long walk here — 10 or 15
Barren Mountain is the first big peak (2,648 feet) along the fabled 100-mile wilderness section of the Appalachian Trail, the last stretch of the long trail. So be prepared to meet many interesting through-hikers along the way. They can be a chatty bunch. Day hikers can pick up the trail on either side of Barren
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The trails in this area are well connected, with some road crossings. In my map above, Farwell Forest in peach. This 45-acre forest forms a mid-section between Knight’s Pond Preserve and Rines Forest. When I visited Farwell Forest, the trails were not blazed, but this is a popular spot for dog walkers, and the trails
The 1,140-acre Ducktrap River Preserve and the large trail system around 940-acre Tanglewood Camp are managed by two different organizations, but I am combining them because they are connected by a snowmobile trail that seemed well-used by skiers when I visited. Ducktrap River Preserve offers a longish walk — 5.6 miles all together on one side of
A Scenic 7 hike! Poplar Stream Falls, a shorter hike within this long trail system, is one of the seven hikes in the High Peaks Alliance Scenic 7 guide and challenge. The guide is incredible — it’s filled with detailed information, up-to-date maps, photographs, and recommended routes for each location. This hut-to-hut ski system is