Maine's Lakes & Mountains

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. Hey fellow hikers! I have been wanting to check out some places in…

December 2, 2022

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Maine's Lakes & Mountains, Trails Near Schools

Enock's Adventures: Mayberry Hill Preserve

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. Hey fellow hikers! I got to hang out with my friends at Loon Echo…

September 6, 2022

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Enock's Adventures: Powder House Hill and Prescott Field

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. Hey fellow hikers! I finally made a trip to Farmington to check out…

August 23, 2022

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Enock's Adventures: Swift River Trail

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. Hey fellow hikers! This is…

July 26, 2022

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Off-road, On-trail: Maine's Best Bike Paths

If you want to get off the roads and onto paved or gravel bike paths, Maine has plenty of adventures to offer – and we’re not just talking about the famed carriage roads at Acadia National Park! Whether you’d like to cycle through the ocean…

July 21, 2022

Trail Suggestions, Aroostook County, Downeast & Acadia, Greater Portland & Casco Bay, The Kennebec Valley, Maine Beaches, Maine Highlands, Maine's Lakes & Mountains, Maine's Midcoast & Islands

Enock's Adventures: Holt Pond Preserve

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. Hey fellow hikers! I stayed a bit closer to home and checked out Holt…

July 19, 2022

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How to Volunteer on Trails in Maine

From short paths connecting neighborhoods to downtowns to epic trails traversing mountain ranges, Maine is covered in trails. We list over 1,100 trail systems on Maine Trail Finder and are adding more new trails every month! All of these trails do…

June 24, 2022

Recreate Responsibly, Stewardship, Aroostook County, Downeast & Acadia, Greater Portland & Casco Bay, The Kennebec Valley, Maine Beaches, Maine Highlands, Maine's Lakes & Mountains, Maine's Midcoast & Islands

Enock's Adventures: Kezar River Reserve & Fryeburg Town Forest

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. Hey fellow hikers - I am back for another beautiful hiking season in…

May 25, 2022

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Enock's Adventures: Cross Country Skiing

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. It has been a rough winter for those of us in Maine that enjoy…

February 24, 2022

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Winter Adventures, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Enock's Adventures: Two Trails in Norway

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. Now that the days are getting shorter I am keeping my hiking…

November 12, 2021

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Enock's Adventures: Lewiston, Day Two

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. After my adventure last weekend in the Lewiston/Auburn area, I…

November 5, 2021

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Enock's Adventures: A Trip to Lewiston

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete, and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. As I was on my way to Lewiston to check out a couple of the many…

October 29, 2021

Trail Suggestions, Enock's Adventures, Accessibility, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Enock's Adventures: Bethel Pathway and Valentine Farm

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. September 25th was National Public Lands Day. Sandy and I decided to…

October 1, 2021

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Enock's Adventures: Rangeley Area

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. While perusing Maine Trail Finder looking for easy trails, I noticed…

September 13, 2021

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Enock's Adventures: Cornwall Nature Preserve

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. For some reason I always choose adventures that take hours of…

August 6, 2021

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Enock's Adventures: Pondicherry Park

This is a guest post written by Enock Glidden, MTF Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete and Adventurer. To learn more about Enock, please visit his website. After heading to the coast last time, this time we decided to try…

July 29, 2021

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Winter Fun with Kids: Trail Tips and Tricks

Getting outside in the winter with the whole family can be a bit daunting – keeping track of everyone’s layers, mittens and gloves alone seems like it requires an organizational mastermind. Once out in the snowy landscape, however, the magic of…

January 29, 2020

Trail Suggestions, Winter Adventures, Recreate Responsibly, Kids & Teens, Aroostook County, Greater Portland & Casco Bay, The Kennebec Valley, Maine Highlands, Maine's Lakes & Mountains

Above the Trees - 5 Maine Fire Tower Hikes

View from Deboullie Mountain, Photo credit: Bill Geller Trees are pretty important in Maine - so much so that our nickname is the “Pine Tree State” and our first flag featured a star and a tree. Trees are so important that in the early 20th…

November 5, 2019

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