{"id":6399,"date":"2015-11-12T21:23:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T21:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?page_id=6399"},"modified":"2015-11-12T21:23:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T21:23:14","slug":"best-places-to-walk-and-take-a-swim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/best-places-to-walk-and-take-a-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"Places to walk and take a swim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What makes a spot swimmable is a bit subjective; what one person finds tolerable (muddy, slimy pond bottom with weeds), another person will not! Some of these suggestions are of the &#8220;pack your bathing suit just in case&#8221; variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do a search for <strong>swimming<\/strong> on my site, you&#8217;ll find many more places that I&#8217;ve not included in this list but have tagged for swimming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/seeswim.com\/\">See\/Swim<\/a> is a good resource for finding swimming holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Southern Maine (Cumberland and York Counties)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/massabesic-experimental-forest-alfred\/\">Massabesic Experimental Forest, Charles E. Swett Trail<\/a>, Alfred<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/timber-point-trail-biddeford\/\">Timber Point<\/a>, Biddeford<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/une-river-trail-to-freddy-beach-biddeford\/\">UNE river trail to Freddy Beach<\/a>, Biddeford<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/rotary-park\/\">Rotary Park<\/a>, Biddeford<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/coffin-pond-brunswick\/\">Coffin Pond Recreation Area<\/a>, Brunswick<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/capt-william-fitzgerald-recreation-and-conservation-area-brunswick\/\">Captain William Fitzgerald Conservation Area<\/a>, Brunswick<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/pleasant-point-park-buxton\/\">Pleasant Point Park<\/a>, Buxton<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/crescent-beach-state-park-cape-elizabeth\/\">Crescent Beach State Park<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Cape Elizabeth&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/sebago-lake-state-park-unfinished-casco-and-naples\/\">Sebago Lake State Park<\/a>, Casco and Naples<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/broad-cove-reserve-cumberland\/\">Broad Cove Reserve<\/a>, Cumberland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/gambo-preserve-and-shaw-park-gorham\/\">Shaw Park and Gambo Preserve<\/a>, Gorham<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/cummings-preserve-gorham\/\">Cummings Preserve<\/a>, Gorham<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/indian-cellar-preserve-hollis\/\">Indian Cellar Preserve<\/a>, Hollis<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/butler-preserve-kennebunk\/\">Butler Preserve<\/a>, Kennebunk<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/jagolinzer-preserve-limington\/\">Jagolinzer Preserve<\/a>, Limington<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mackworth-island-trail-falmouth\/\">Mackworth Island<\/a>, Portland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/tassel-top-park-raymond\/\">Tassel Top Park,<\/a> Raymond<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/ferry-beach-state-park-saco\/\">Ferry Beach State Park<\/a>, Saco&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/prouts-neck-cliff-walk-with-ferry-and-scarborough-beaches-scarborough\/\">Prouts Neck<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> Scarborough<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/rogers-farm-parcel-standish\/\">Rogers Farm Parcel<\/a>, Standish<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/spring-point-shoreway-south-portland\/\">Spring Point Shoreway,<\/a> South Portland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mousam-way-north-sanford\/\">Mousam Way North<\/a> (at Springvale Recreation Area\/Holdsworth Park), Springvale<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/sebago-to-the-sea-trail-section-i-standish\/\">Sebago to the Sea Trail, Section One<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/sebago-to-the-sea-section-ii-otter-ponds-area-standish\/\">Section Two<\/a>, Standish<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/bob-fay-memorial-park-waterboro\/\">Bob Fay Memorial Park<\/a>, Waterboro<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mill-brook-preserve-westbrook\/\">Mill Brook Preserve<\/a>, Westbrook<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/lowell-preserve-incomplete-windham\/\">Lowell Preserve\/East Windham Conservation Area<\/a>, Windham<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/littlejohn-preserve-yarmouth\/\">Littlejohn Island Preserve<\/a>, Yarmouth (limited parking)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Midcoast Maine (Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, Waldo Counties)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/porter-preserve-and-roberts-wharf-boothbay\/\">Porter Preserve<\/a>, Boothbay<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/center-point-preserve-bowdoinham\/\">Center Point Preserve<\/a>, Bowdoinham<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/pork-point-walking-trail-bowdoinham\/\">Pork Point Trail, <\/a>Bowdoinham<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wildes-road-wildlife-management-area\/\">Wilde&#8217;s Road Wildlife Management Area<\/a>, Bowdoinham<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/pemaquid-pond-preserve-bremen\/\">Pemaquid Pond Preserve<\/a>, Bremen<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/cosimas-preserve-bristol\/\">Cosima&#8217;s Preserve<\/a>, Bristol<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/crooked-farm-nature-preserve-bristol\/\">Sproul Preserve<\/a>, Bristol<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/cross-cushing-nature-preserve-cushing\/\">Cross Cushing Preserve<\/a>, Cushing<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=2660\">Dodge Point Preserve<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Damariscotta<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mt-waldo-frankfort\/\">Mt. Waldo and quarry,<\/a> Frankfort<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/stovers-point-preserve-harpswell\/\">Stover&#8217;s Point,<\/a> Harpswell<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mitchell-field-harpswell\/\">Mitchell Field<\/a>, Harpswell<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/reid-state-park-georgetown\/\">Reid State Park<\/a>, Georgetown<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=3670\">Fernald\u2019s Neck Preserve<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Lincolnville&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/basin-pond-trails-monroe\/\">Basin Pond Trails<\/a>, Monroe<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/st-clair-preserve-northport\/\">St. Clair Preserve, <\/a>Northport<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/craig-brook-hatchery-orland\/\">Craig Brook Fish Hatchery<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/great-pond-mountain-wildlands-orland\/\">Great Pond Mountain<\/a>, Orland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/birch-point-beach-state-park-owls-head\/\">Birch Point Beach State Park<\/a>, Owls Head<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/sprague-pond-trail-basin-preserve-phippsburg\/\"><strong>Sprague Pond Preserve<\/strong>, <\/a><strong>Phippsburg&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/morse-mountain-phippsburg\/\"><strong>Morse Mountain<\/strong>, <\/a><strong>Phippsburg&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/denny-reed-phippsburg-5\/\">Denny Reed Trail,<\/a> Phippsburg<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=1605\">Robinson\u2019s Rock, or Bumper Rock, and Totman Cove<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Phippsburg<\/strong> (the place to swim is at the beach at Totman Cove, but this is restricted to Phippsburg residents and their guests)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/seal-cove-shore-preserve-south-bristol\/\">Seal Cove Shore<\/a>, South Bristol<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/bamford-preserve-st-george\/\">Bamford Preserve<\/a>, St. George<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/clark-island-preserve-st-george\/\">Clark Island Preserve,<\/a> St. George<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/sandy-point-beach-stockton-springs\/\">Sandy Point Beach<\/a>, Stockton Springs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/swan-lake-state-park-swanville\/\">Swan Lake State Park<\/a>, Swanville<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/marine-park-waldoboro\/\">Dutch Neck Marine Park<\/a>, Waldoboro<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/quarry-hill-preserve-waldoboro\/\">MVLT Founders Preserve<\/a>, Waldoboro<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/peters-pond-preserve-waldoboro\/\"><strong>Peters Pond Preserve<\/strong>, <\/a><strong>Waldoboro<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=5358\">Geele Farm Trail<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Waldoboro&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Central Maine (Androscoggin and Kennebec Counties)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/hallowell-reservoir-hallowell\/\">Hallowell Reservoir<\/a>, Hallowell&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/beaver-park-lisbon\/\">Beaver Park<\/a>,<\/strong> <strong>Lisbon&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/litchfield-community-park-litchfield\/\">Litchfield Community Park<\/a>, Litchfield<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/range-pond-state-park-poland\/\">Range Pond State Park,<\/a> Poland<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/a-trail-rome\/\">&#8220;A&#8221; Trail<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/round-top-mountain-rome\/\">Round Top Mountain<\/a> (via Monataka Trail to Long Pond), Rome<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/camp-gustin-conservation-area-sabattus\/\">Camp Gustin Conservation Area<\/a>, Sabattus<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/spectacle-pond-vassalboro\/\">Spectacle Pond<\/a>, Vassalboro&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/gott-pasture-preserve-wayne\/\">Gott Pasture Preserve,<\/a>  Wayne<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/perkins-woods-wayne\/\">Perkins Woods<\/a>, Wayne<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/triplet-park-and-bartlett-shore-trails-unity\/\">Bartlett Shore Trail,<\/a> Unity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Western Maine (Mostly Oxford and Franklin Counties)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/forest-legacy-trails-rangeley\/\">Forest Legacy Trail,<\/a> Adamstown<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/forest-pond-canton\/\">Forest Pond<\/a>, Canton<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/west-mountain-falls-carrabassett-valley\/\">West Mountain Falls<\/a>, Carrabassett Valley<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/burnt-mountain-carrabassett-valley\/\">Burnt Mountain<\/a>, Carrabassett Valley <\/strong>(in the pools around 0.3 miles from the trailhead)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/poplar-stream-falls-carrabassett-valley\/\">Poplar Stream Falls<\/a>, Carrabassett Valley<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/little-bigelow-close-to-carrabassett-valley\/\">Little Bigelow,<\/a> Bigelow Preserve, near Carrabassett Valley<\/strong> (swim in Flagstaff Lake)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/avery-peak-via-safford-brook-trail-bigelow-preserve\/\">Avery Peak, Bigelow Preserve, via Safford Brook Trail<\/a>,<\/strong> (swim at Round Barn campsite)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/avery-peak-west-peak-and-the-horns-bigelow-preserve-near-carrabassett-valley\/\">Bigelow Preserve tarns<\/a><\/strong>: There are two ponds along the Bigelow Range Trail, Horns and Cranberry. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/brownfield-bog-brownfield\/\">Brownfield Bog<\/a>, Brownfield <\/strong>(in Saco River)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/stevens-brook-trail-bridgton\/\">Stevens Brook Trail,<\/a> Bridgton <\/strong>(in Highland Lake)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/goose-eye-mountain-grafton-notch-state-park\/\">Goose Eye Mountain<\/a> (via the Wright Trail), Grafton Notch State Park<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/howard-pond-overlook-hanover\/\">Howard Pond Overlook<\/a>, Hanover<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/step-falls-preserve-newry\/\">Step Falls Preserve, <\/a>Newry&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/lake-pennesseewassee-park-norway\/\">Lake Pennesseewassee Park<\/a>, Norway<\/strong> (take a short walk and a long swim)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/bald-and-speckled-mountains-peru-and-woodstock\/\">Bald Mountain\/Speckled Mountain<\/a>, Peru<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/bonney-point-trail-rangeley\/\">Bonney Point,<\/a> Rangeley&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/hatchery-brook-preserve-rangeley\/\"><strong>Hatchery Brook Preserve,<\/strong><\/a><strong> Rangeley<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/students-island-rangeley\/\">Students Island<\/a>, Rangeley<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/whitecap-mountain-rumford\/\">Whitecap Mountain<\/a>, Rumford<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/walrath-woods\/\">Walrath Woods<\/a>, Strong<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/tumbledown-little-jackson-and-big-jackson-mountains-unfinished-weld\/\">Tumbledown Mountain<\/a>, Weld<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/blueberry-mountain-and-rattlesnake-pool-white-mountain-national-forest\/\">Blueberry Mountain and Rattlesnake Pool<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>White Mountain National Forest<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/little-and-big-deer-hills-white-mountain-national-forest\/\">Little Deer and Big Deer Hills<\/a>, White Mountain National Forest&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/the-roost-white-mountain-national-forest\/\">The Roost<\/a>, White Mountain National Forest<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>White Mountain National Forest<\/strong> in general \u2014 There are so many river pools to swim in!&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/four-ponds-trail-on-the-at-rangeley-plantation\/\">Four Ponds Trail on the AT,<\/a> Rangeley Plantation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/kineowatha-park-wilton\/\">Kineowatha Park<\/a>, Wilton<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Northern Maine (Somerset, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Aroostook counties)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/blueberry-ledges-trail-baxter-state-park\/\">Blueberry Ledges<\/a>, Baxter State Park<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/south-branch-pond-campground-trails-baxter-state-park\/\">South Branch Pond Campground trails<\/a>, Baxter State Park<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/trout-brook-farm-campground-trails-baxter-state-park\/\">Trout Brook Farm Campground trails<\/a>, Baxter State Park<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/south-turner-mountain-baxter-state-park\/\">South Turner Mountain<\/a> (along Sandy Stream Trail), Baxter State Park<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/katahdin-lake-trails-baxter-state-park\/\">Katahdin Lake trails<\/a>, Baxter State Park<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/the-owl-baxter-state-park\/\">The Owl <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/katahdin-stream-falls-baxter-state-park\/\">Katahdin Stream Falls<\/a>, Baxter State Park<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/pierce-pond-stream-falls-and-gorge-near-bingham\/\">Pierce Pond Stream Falls<\/a>, near Bingham<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/houston-brook-falls-bingham\/\">Houston Brook Falls<\/a>, Bingham<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/lake-george-regional-park-canaan\/\">Lake George Regional Park<\/a>, Canaan<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/shore-trail-near-dead-river-township\/\">Shore Trail<\/a>, near Dead River Township<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/rainbow-loop-trails-debsconeag-lakes-wilderness-area\/\">Rainbow Loop Trails<\/a>, Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/peaks-kenny-state-park-dover-foxcroft\/\">Peaks-Kenny State Park<\/a>, Dover-Foxcroft<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/blackcap-mountain-and-fitts-pond-eddington\/\">Blackcap Mountain<\/a>, Eddington<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/woodchuck-hill-eddington\/\">Woodchuck Hill<\/a>, Eddington<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/barren-mountain-from-monson-elliotsville-plantation\/\">Barren Mountain to Cloud Pond<\/a>, Elliotsville Township<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/little-wilson-falls-elliotsville-township\/\">Little Wilson Falls Trail<\/a>, Elliotsville Township<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/third-mountain-to-chairback-mountain-loop-appalachian-trail-corridor\/\">Third Mountain, Chairback Mountain Loop<\/a>, Near Greenville<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/lily-bay-state-park-greenville\/\">Lily Bay State Park,<\/a> Greenville<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mt-kineo-state-park-rockwood\/\">Mt. 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