Behind the Skowhegan Area High School, you can pick up a public trail system that brings you along mowed paths and through a patch of woods to a bog along Currier Brook. When I visited in 2024, there was, at the edge of the wetland, a derelict observation deck/picnic shelter, broken and rotting, that was
(Wheelchair-accessible trail marked in red.) The fields adjacent to downtown, between Main Street and the pebbly Sandy River, have a network of easy and pretty paths, including a fabulous 0.6-mile accessibility trail. The accessible trail, made of compacted crushed rock, was the outcome of a collaboration between University of Maine Farmington (particularly rehabilitation services professor
There are two loops at this town property: The 0.5-mile “upper loop,” which is crushed gravel and wheelchair accessible, circles the playing fields. It’s pleasant. The woods loop, just under half a mile, is also really nice, as it brings you down to Great Works River to a peaceful spot. Well, it’s peaceful when you
This quiet town park, tucked away at the end of Tenney Lane, has an unmarked 0.4 mile path that takes you through a forest, over a boardwalk and small bridge, behind a housing development, and finally to a nice overlook of the marsh. You can also do an 0.4-mile loop around the playing fields on
The well-designed loop trail, on a Kennebec Estuary Land Trust preserve, begins and ends at two corners of the school’s ballfields. When you park in the lot, on the side farthest from Bowdoinham Community School, you’ll see the trailhead kiosk a short distance from the parking lot, between the lot and the ball fields. From
To take a break from the local little league game, you can do a peaceful, easy walk in the woods and along a pretty brook. The trail system is set up to allow hikers to do one large loop of about 2 miles, or one or more shorter loops. The trailhead and good-sized parking area
These trails are listed in local walking guides, but when I visited, I didn’t find a substantial network. There are some connector trails between the high school and middle school, probably mostly used by the cross-country team and local dog walkers. However, any trail is a good trail! Directions: A good place to pick up
Of all the trails I’ve done in the Waterville area, this is one of my favorites. It is well cared for (perhaps by students?) and well marked, with several maps set up throughout the trail system. The trail that makes a loop in the woods (Eagle Trail) is quiet and peaceful. KM Trails is a
At this plentiful town park (it has a playground, ball fields, an ice skating rink, snack stand, etc.), the trails are delightful! And I’d say half, if not more, are wide, flat, accessible paths — somewhat like old carriage roads. The paths wind through the old forests behind the playing fields, bringing you to the