ocean Archives - Maine by Foot

Fletcher’s Neck Sanctuary

Biddeford Pool Land Trust bought the former Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in 2023 to re-wild the 23-acre oceanside property, a wish requested by the sisters who lived there. You can walk along a roped-off path of wood chips and check out the progress of young native species that have been planted all around the impacted

Ocean Point Walk

25Augustadmin2 CommentsBoothbayocean, view, wheelchair accessible

Ocean Point Walk, a very short but very beautiful trail, is marked by a sign by the road saying it exists “for the enjoyment of citizens and guests of the Town of Boothbay.” You can park along Shore Road where it meets Ocean Point Road and either start your walk by looking for stones

ACE Ballfield Loop

1AugustadminCasco Bay, Portlandbeach, island, meadow, ocean

Cliff Island, reachable by Portland ferry, has a tiny year-round population. Its unique shape, like an anvil, protects two mostly undeveloped harbors with sandy beaches and bluffs. A marsh between the beaches is a popular resting spot for migratory birds. The Oceanside Conservation Trust of Casco Bay has protected a relatively large area of land

Pemetic Mountain

7DecemberadminAcadia National Parkocean, ridge, traverse, view

According to some internet sources, Pemetic Mountain gets its name from a Wabanaki word meaning “sloping land,” and was used by Native people to refer to the whole island. Other sources translate pemetic as either “range of mountains” or “mountains seen from a distance.” Pemetic Mountain is about 1,243 feet high, and like many of

Chebeague Island

12Novemberadmin4 CommentsCasco Baybeach, boardwalk, campsite, dirt road, island, ocean

Map is incomplete, especially the trails on Little Chebeague Island. Chebeague Island is the largest in Casco Bay; it’s almost five miles long and 1.5 mile wide. Though there aren’t big preserves here with extensive trail networks (with the exception of Little Chebeague), the island is a wonderful place to visit and do a bit

Whiting Bay Beach

19JulyadminCobscook Shores, Trescottocean, stony beach, swimming, wheelchair accessible

One of the Cobscook Shores parks in Downeast Maine, Whiting Bay Beach offers easy trails to the shore as well as a screened-in pavilion with a table and four chairs. Two short trails bring you to beautiful spots by the bay. The short spur to the right, close to the trailhead kiosk, brings you via

Schooner Head Path

28MayadminAcadia National Parkocean, wheelchair accessible

For a trail that hews closely to a road (Schooner Head Road), Schooner Head Path is quite nice. For one, it is wheelchair accessible (although parts do get a bit narrow). It’s packed gravel and flat. Depending on where you start, at Jackson Lab’s driveway off Schooner Head Road or at its technical start near

Ocean Path

29ApriladminAcadia National Parkocean, wheelchair accessible

This 2.2-mile-long gravel path trail is tucked between the sea and Park Loop Road, offering gorgeous views the whole way, as well as many rougher side paths where you can explore the blocky pink granite shore, towering cliffs, and cobblestone beaches. While a good part of is wheelchair accessible, the most consistently smooth and flat

The Beehive and Gorham Mountain

29ApriladminAcadia National Parkocean, pond, steep climb

The Beehive and Gorham Mountain are twin-like knobs rising above the sea. The Beehive is one of the most popular hikes in Acadia National Park, and — with or without Gorham — makes for a fantastic and dramatic hike (if somewhat crowded on summer days!). Both of the mountains are easily accessible year-round, too, as

Great Head

20MarchadminAcadia National Parkbeach, ocean, swimming

For a fairly moderate hike, Great Head offers gorgeous views of open ocean and the peaceful waters of Newport Cove lapping against Sand Beach. (If you strain the beach sand between your fingers, you’ll see it’s made of colorful crushed shells, with a few bits of sea glass.) The knobby peaks of Bubble and Gorham