Difficulty: Moderate. The hike to the top is mostly gradual, but there are a couple steep sections of trail on the south side of the mountain, between the overlooks and the summit. The hike is 2.2 miles round trip. How to get there: From the intersection of Route 9 and Route 181 in Amherst, drive […]
It was wonderful to meet and chat with so many people at the Act Out: Women’s Adventure Expo on Saturday. Originally, I had planned to walk around the event and attend a few of the many workshops on fly casting, outdoor cooking, rock climbing and more, but time flew by and I ended up spending […]
With free workshops in paddling, self defense, campfire cooking, fly casting, rock climbing, biking, hiking and more, the Act Out: Women’s Adventure Expo on Saturday, Oct. 6, in Bangor, is going to be a great opportunity for people to pick up new skills and meet fellow outdoorsy people. The event will run from 10 a.m. […]
Difficulty: Easy to moderate. The preserve features 3 miles of intersecting hiking trails that travel over small hills and a few short, steep slopes. As is the case with most forest trails in Maine, exposed tree roots and rocks can make footing tricky in some areas. How to get there: There is currently no parking […]
By the time we reached Fish River Checkpoint at the edge of the North Maine Woods, we’d already been driving for hours. Maine is a giant state, and it seems that the more I explore it, the bigger it gets. Deep in the woods of northern Maine, the trees were starting to don their bright […]
Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous. The hike is 4 miles, out and back, and includes a long stretch of easy walking along the shore of Deboullie Pond, followed by a steep, rocky climb to the top of Deboullie Mountain, with a total elevation gain of about 800 feet. The trail includes several rock staircases but no […]
Difficulty: Easy to strenuous depending on how much of the lake you choose to paddle. Covering over 7,800 acres, this lake is a big playground. How to get there: There are three public boat launches on Graham Lake, according to The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer by Delorme (page 24). The southernmost landing is off Patriot […]
If you search around the internet, Amazon has already let the cat out of the bag about my next guidebook, “Dog Friendly Hikes in Maine,” to be published by Down East Books in spring of 2019. Also, I’ve mentioned this third guidebook in the many book talks I’ve given throughout Maine this summer. So for […]
Difficulty: Moderate. The hike is 3.5 miles out and back, with 2.5 miles of that being on a wide, gravel multi-use trail. The other mile of the hike is on the Bald Mountain Trail, which is a typical New England hiking trail, traveling over exposed tree roots and rocks. Climbing gradually up the mountain, the […]
Difficulty: Strenuous. The hike is about 8 miles round trip and includes a few steep, tricky areas near the top where you have to climb hand-over-foot around and over boulders. However most of the hike is gradual climbing because the trail switchbacks up the mountain. How to get there: Travel on I-95 to Exit 244, […]
