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Natural Heritage Hikes
Natural Heritage Hikes are narratives that guide hikers through the rich ecological, geological, and cultural elements encountered on 25 of Maine's most popular hiking trails. These descriptions provide the hiker with the what, how, and why of the natural environments they are walking through.
You can view other information and interactive maps for these and other Maine trails at Maine Trail Finder and at Maine State Parks and Public Lands.
| Trail | Hike Length | Difficulty | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia National Park - Wonderland Trail | 0.7 miles each way | Easy | Southwest Harbor | Hancock |
| Angel Falls Trail | 0.7 miles each way | Easy | Township D | Franklin |
| Aroostook State Park - Quaggy Joe - South Peak Trail, North-South Peak Ridge Trail, North Peak Trail | 3 miles | Moderate | Presque Isle | Aroostook | Bald Mountain Trail | 1.3 miles each way | Moderate | Rangeley | Franklin |
| Baxter State Park - Grassy Pond Trail | 1.25 miles each way | Easy | T3 R10 WELS | Piscataquis |
| Big Moose Mountain - Big Moose Trail | 2.1 miles each way | Moderate | Moosehead Junction Twp and Big Moose Twp | Piscataquis |
| Black Mountain - Big Chief Trail | 1.1 miles each way | Moderate | T10 SD | Washington |
| Borestone Mountain - Fox Pen Loop Trail and Summit Trail | 2 miles round trip | Moderate | Elliotsville | Piscataquis |
| Bradbury Mountain - Summit Trail, Northern Loop Trail, Bluff Trail, and Ski Trail | 1 mile | Easy | Pownal | Cumberland |
| Burnt Hill Sugarloaf - Burnt Mountain Trail | 5.6 miles round trip | Strenuous | Carrabassett Valley | Franklin |
| Camden Hills State Park - Megunticook Trail, Adams Lookout Trail | 2.6 miles round trip | Moderate | Camden | Knox |
| Camden Hills State Park - Maiden Cliff Trail | 1 mile each way | Moderate | Camden | Knox |
| Caribou Mountain - Caribou and Mud Brook Trail | 6.2 miles round trip | Strenuous | Batchelder's Grant Twp, Mason Twp | Oxford |
| Cranberry Peak - Bigelow Range Trail Trail | 5.5 miles round trip | Strenuous | Coplin Plt, Wyman Twp | Franklin |
| Cutler Coast Public Reserved Land - Black Point Brook Loop | 5.5 miles round trip | Strenuous | Cutler | Washington |
| Deboullie Public Reserved Land - Black Mountain Loop | 5.5 miles round trip | Strenuous | T15 R9 WELS | Aroostook | Dodge Point Public Reserved Land - Ravine Trail and Old Farm Road | 2.6 mile loop | Easy | Newcastle | Lincoln |
| Eastern Trail | 5.25 miles each way | Easy | Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough | Cumberland and York |
| Ferry Beach State Park - Tupelo Trail, Read Oak Trail, and White Oak Trail | 1 mile | Easy | Saco | York |
| Gulf Hagas - Head of Gulf Trail | 1.8 miles each way | Easy | Bowdoin College Grant East Twp | Piscataquis |
| Kennebec Highlands, Sanders Hill Trail and Kennebec Highlands Trail | 2.9 mile loop | Moderate | Vienna | Kennebec |
| Little Jackson Mountain - Little Jackson Trail | 5 miles round trip | Strenuous | Twp 6 North of Weld | Franklin |
| Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge - Edmunds Division Wilderness Trail | 3.5 miles one way | Easy | Edmunds Twp | Washington |
| Mount Abraham Public Lands - Fire Warden Trail | 8 miles round trip | Strenuous | Mt. Abram Twp | Franklin |
| Mount Agamenticus Conservation Area - Bear Loop | 3.2 miles round trip | Moderate | York | York |
| Old Speck Mountain - Appalachian Trail and Eyebrow Loop Trail | 6.2 miles round trip | Strenuous | Grafton Twp | Oxford |
| Pleasant Mountain - Ledges Trail | 1.8 miles each way | Moderate | Denmark | Oxford |
| Quoddy Head State Park - Inland Trail, Coastal Trail | 1.6 miles each way | Moderate | Lubec | Washington |
| Reid State Park - Little River Trail | 2.8 miles round trip | Easy | Georgetown | Sagadahoc |
| Saddleback Mountain, The Horn - Berry Picker's Trail | 8 miles round trip | Moderate | Madrid Twp | Franklin |
| Sawyer Mountain - Smith Trail | 1.4 miles each way | Moderate | Limerick, Limington | York |
| Speckled Mountain - Bickford Brook Trail and Blueberry Ridge Trail | 8.2 mile loop | Strenuous | Batchelders Grant Twp, Stoneham, Stow | Oxford |
| Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge - Carter Meadow Road | 2.5 mile loop | Easy | Milford | Penobscot |
| Tumbledown Mountain - Loop Trail, Tumbledown Ridge Trail, Brook Trail, Byron Road | 5.5 mile loop | Strenuous | Township 6 North of Weld | Oxford |
| White Mountain National Forest - East Royce Trail | 1.5 miles each way | Moderate | Batchelders Grant Twp | Oxford |
| Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park - Harraseeket Trail | 1.8 miles round trip | Moderate | Freeport | Cumberland |