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The Best Hike In Baxter State Park: Breathtaking Chimney Pond Trail
Plan your hike to Chimney Pond in Baxter State Park with this complete trail guide. Learn about routes, difficulty, permits, best seasons, and tips for a successful hike.
Hiking Table Rock in Grafton Notch State Park
The Maine Hiking Essentials: What to Pack and Wear on a Hike in Maine
Whether you’ve never hiked in Maine or just want to learn more about hiking, this guide will help you better understand what to pack and wear on a day hike in Maine. Planning ahead and packing all the hiking essentials will help keep you have the best outdoor experience possible and return home safely. As the park rangers say, the goal of hiking should always be to make it back to your car safely, not to summit the mountain.
Twin Bridges Preserve
Hiking Pleasant Mountain via Southwest Ridge Trail
Pleasant Mountain is a heavily trafficked network of trails that reach up to 2006ft in elevation. Pleasant Mountain the tallest mountain in Southern Maine. It is accessible year-round and dog-friendly, offering hiking, walking, snowshoeing, bird watching, and trail running. It’s a great option for day hiking that provides great views of Western Maine and the whites.
Three-day Backpacking Trip in the Bigelows
Hiking Mount Tire’m
Sebago Lake Land Reserve
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center & Trails
Fuller Farm Trails
Hiking Lapham & Buck Ledges
Best Southern Maine Fall Hikes: 3 Trails for Peak Foliage
Southern Maine is the perfect Fall destination—home to amazing breweries, apple orchards, corn mazes, cider donuts, festivals, and plenty of foliage. It’s also home to scenic hiking trails that range from easy to moderate and offer stunning foliage views. So, without further ado, here are three of my favorite Southern Maine Fall foliage hikes.
Shaw Cherry Hill Farm Trails
Hiking Mansell & Bernard Mountain
Hiking Pismere Mountain
Hiking Bauneg Beg Middle Mountain Trail
Hiking Hedgehog Mountain
Hiking Family-Friendly Bradbury Mountain in Pownal, Maine
Located just ten minutes away from Freeport in Bradbury Mountain State Park, Bradbury Mountain is beloved by both locals and tourists for its wide, gentle sloping trails that provide hikers with a leisurely hiking experience. The family-friendly trails and fantastic summit views make for a great day spent outdoors.
Hiking Bald Mountain & Speckled Mountain
