{"id":60045,"date":"2025-11-22T08:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T13:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=60045"},"modified":"2025-11-22T08:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T13:03:31","slug":"academy-hill-conservation-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/academy-hill-conservation-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy Hill Conservation Area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1HcmhPXd6E6_SFwgKS9e0oyHx8hLn90U&#038;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Sam Shirley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/androscogginlandtrust.org\/land-projects\/academy-hill-conservation-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">392 acre Androscoggin Land Trust property<\/a>&nbsp;in Canton features a 1.4-mile multi-use trail following a discontinued road over the shoulder of Academy Hill. From the end of the maintained portion of Alden Hill Road, the trail follows a section of what is now a logging road for a little over half a mile. This section passes by an abandoned house soon after entering the woods, followed by tiny Alden Hill Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passing a kiosk and bollards, the trail enters the conservation area and ascends to a low saddle between Academy Hill and another hill to the east. As the trail descends to the south through hardwood forest, it passes between a pair of old cellar holes. There is also an old well near the cellar hole on the east side of the trail. The trail levels out and crosses a bridge before reaching its southern end at another old woods road. Another tiny cemetery, this one called Alden Cemetery is located at the southern end of the trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions: <\/strong>From Crash Road in Jay, follow Alden Hill Road west. At approximately 2.3 miles from Crash Road, you will reach the end of the town maintained road. Limited parking is available here. Be sure not to block driveways or mailboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:65.81823%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"675\" data-id=\"60048\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/academy-hill-conservation-area\/alden-hill1-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill1-min.jpg\" data-width=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill1-min.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:34.18177%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"675\" data-id=\"60049\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/academy-hill-conservation-area\/alden-hill2-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill2-min.jpg\" data-width=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill2-min.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"618\" data-id=\"60050\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/academy-hill-conservation-area\/alden-hill3-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill3-min.jpg\" data-width=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill3-min.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:37.39263%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"675\" data-id=\"60051\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/academy-hill-conservation-area\/alden-hill4-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill4-min.jpg\" data-width=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill4-min.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:20.55886%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1103\" data-id=\"60053\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/academy-hill-conservation-area\/alden-hill6-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill6-min-748x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alden-hill6-min-748x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:42.04851%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"60061\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/academy-hill-conservation-area\/academy-hill-ca-map-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Academy-Hill-CA-map-min.jpg\" data-width=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Academy-Hill-CA-map-min.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sam Shirley This&nbsp;392 acre Androscoggin Land Trust property&nbsp;in Canton features a 1.4-mile multi-use trail following a discontinued road over the shoulder of Academy Hill. 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