Hiking in Maine: A guide to 4,000-footers, all 14 of them in Maine
Want to do them all? Here's an itinerary to check all 14 off your list with 10 separate day hikes.
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Want to do them all? Here's an itinerary to check all 14 off your list with 10 separate day hikes.
My first hike of spring is to an old favorite, Vienna Mountain, with its high blueberry barrens, and spectacular views. On many a day, I have made a way to this out-of-the-way spot to enjoy a panoramic view west-to-east from Mt. Washington across the Western Mountains of Maine all the way to Sugarloaf – and
One of my New Year’s Resolutions (Remember those?) is to hike Western Maine peaks that once were once home to Maine Forest Service fire towers. I have hiked a good many of these, from Snow and Kibby Mountains in Northern Franklin County, to Old Speak by Grafton Notch, in Oxford County; and Moxie Bald in
If you want to start trail running in Maine, fall is the best time to do it.
Rising 2,447 feet above sea level, Pleasant Pond Mountain is just one of the many mountains along the Appalachian Trail.