{"id":52110,"date":"2025-02-12T08:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?page_id=52110"},"modified":"2025-02-12T08:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:41:11","slug":"hiking-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/hiking-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Maine has many wonderful trail guides \u2014 in print and online \u2014 by both published authors and bloggers, and by devoted hikers who post observations from their adventures on crowd-sourced hiking sites. Over the years, I have grown to appreciate many of them! I thought I would start to list a few here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Steady Companion since 1961<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Appalachian Mountain Club&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amcstore.outdoors.org\/products\/maine-mountain-guide-amcs-quintessential-guide-to-the-hiking-trails-of-maine-12th-edition?srsltid=AfmBOor2cpdZN7JEPK38o-B4DmKqCi37Rz2UF5OtmmlIal-ltxPm23nz\"><strong>Maine Mountain Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, now in its 12th edition, compiled and edited by Carey Kish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inspiring<\/strong> <strong>Hiking Resource to Western Maine<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/scenic-7-hiking-challenge\/\">Scenic 7 Hiking Guide and Challenge<\/a><\/strong>, order a free guide from High Peaks Alliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Informative, and Funny, Guide to Hikes in Northern Maine<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>North Woods Walks<\/strong><\/em>, by Christopher Keene. Pick up the latest edition in the Greenville bookstore, Gabriel&#8217;s, or at the Indian Hill Trading Post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Curated Guides by an Outdoors Writer<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Dog Friendly Hikes in Maine<\/em>, <em>Maine Hikes Off the Beaten Path<\/em>, <em>Family Friendly Hikes in Maine<\/em><\/strong>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downeastbooks.com\/author\/aislinn-sarnacki\/\">Aislinn Sarnacki<\/a>. (Also check out her stories on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/author\/asarnacki\/\">Bangor Daily News<\/a><\/em>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Obviously!<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainetrailfinder.com\/\">Maine Trail Finder<\/a><\/strong>, free and easy to use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/\">AllTrails<\/a><\/strong>, both free and paid versions, crowdsourced, up-to-date trail information from users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/login\">Strava<\/a><\/strong>, an app for mapping your own hikes and following others&#8217; hikes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other interesting or specific ones<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avenza.com\/avenza-maps\/\">Avenza Maps<\/a><\/strong>, downloadable maps. I use this for Acadia National Park.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citrusmilo.com\/acadiaguide\/\"><strong>Joe&#8217;s Guide to Acadia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blogs by People who Love the Outdoors and Hiking<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hikinginmaine.blog\/\">Hiking in Maine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wanderingaroundtheblock.wordpress.com\/\">Wandering Around the Block<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklinsites.com\/hikephotos\/\">Franklin Sites<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social media<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/MaineHiking\/\">Maine Hiking<\/a><\/strong> (Facebook) \u2014 Filled with current info from knowledgable, passionate hikers. You have to request access to join. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/210238382364214\/\">The Rediscoverer Club<\/a> <\/strong>(Facebook) \u2014 A good resource for southern Maine trails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Maps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Map Adventures <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapadventures.com\/collections\/maine\">Maine<\/a> series<\/strong> \u2014 These waterproof maps are worth every penny!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Let me know of other good ones!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other <strong>Books <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are a few books I&#8217;ve enjoyed with dominant themes of walking, nature, or wildlife (and domesticated animals) \u2014 or all three \u2014 that I think people who love the outdoors might like if they haven&#8217;t read them already. I&#8217;m open to other recommendations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/309637\/the-forest-unseen-by-david-george-haskell\/\">The Forest Unseen: A Year&#8217;s Watch in Nature<\/a>, David George Haskell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/9780140039238\/Ring-Bright-Water-Maxwell-Gavin-0140039236\/plp\">Ring of Bright Water<\/a>, Gavin Maxwell <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.randomhousebooks.com\/books\/726262\/\">North Woods<\/a> (novel): Daniel Mason<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/groveatlantic.com\/book\/h-is-for-hawk\/\">H Is for Hawk<\/a>, Helen Macdonald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/horatioclarewriter.com\/running-for-the-hills\">Running for the Hills: Growing Up on My Mother&#8217;s Sheep Farm in Wales<\/a>, Horatio Clare<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/305206\/the-old-ways-by-robert-macfarlane\/\">The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot<\/a>, Robert Macfarlane<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olivialaing.com\/to-the-river\">To the River<\/a>, Olivia Laing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pilgrim_at_Tinker_Creek\">Pilgrim at Tinker Creek<\/a>, Annie Dillard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/9780871404169\/Walking-Home-Poets-Journey-Armitage-0871404168\/plp\">Walking Home: A Poet&#8217;s Journey<\/a>, Simon Armitage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/book-search\/title\/my-family-and-other-animals\/author\/gerald-durrell\/pics\/?ref_=ps_ggl_17721428148&amp;cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade_20to50-_-product_id=-_-keyword=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=19152891316&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD3Y6gvFUpq-8_IOg47P8nc8JoHAN&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwruXBBhArEiwACBRtHZOYcd9am8PX_9Eu8jWPtkcvDYorNCDK4L_wn6eoFgQrVh0nCxG4JRoCqDIQAvD_BwE\">My Family and Other Animals<\/a>, Gerald Durrell <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethantapper.com\/book\">How to Love a Forest<\/a>, Ethan Tapper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine has many wonderful trail guides \u2014 in print and online \u2014 by both published authors and bloggers, and by devoted hikers who post observations from their adventures on crowd-sourced hiking sites. Over the years, I have grown to appreciate many of them! I thought I would start to list a few here. Books Online [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52110","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hiking Resources - Maine by Foot<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/hiking-resources\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hiking Resources - Maine by Foot\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maine has many wonderful trail guides \u2014 in print and online \u2014 by both published authors and bloggers, and by devoted hikers who post observations from their adventures on crowd-sourced hiking sites. 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