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Guided and Self-Guided Maine Hiking Adventures - Something For All Ages

Northern Outdoors is at the center of incredible Maine hiking trails.  Within minutes of The Forks Resort Center and The Eagle Cove Lakeside Cabins are several great day hikes.

• Hut To Hut Hikes
• Moxie Falls Waterfall Hike
• FAST: Forks Area Scenic Trails
• Pleasant Pond Mountain (2480 ft)
• Moxie Bald Mountain (2630 ft)
• Baxter State Park Region
• Custom Guided Hikes

Old Canada National Scenic Road
1771 US Route 201
The Forks, Maine 04985
info@northernoutdoors.com
(800) 765-7238 (US & Canada)
(207) 663-4466 (all others)
www.NorthernOutdoors.com

Mountain Hikes, Lakes, Rivers, Maine Waterfall Hiking Trips

Hiking Trips in The Forks

We guide you on a hike up the rugged slopes of Pleasant Pond Mountain. This hike is part of the Appalachian Trail which runs from Georgia to Maine. Upon reaching the summit we have a picnic and drink while enjoying the panoramic views of Maine’s rugged mountains, lakes and rivers. (The lunch this day may be substituted with a BBQ at base if weather conditions prevent picnicking.)

No age minimum.

Hiking Trips In Millinocket

The Millinocket boasts possibly the best hiking in Maine and certainly the most famous. Baxter State Park and Mount Katahdin, Maine’s highest mountain and the beginning and end of The Appellation Trail, are just outside of town and only minutes from The Penobscot Outpost. Baxter and Katahdin have countless trails from the easy walk to see a moose to the all day try for the summit and Knifes Edge. What more could you ask for when it comes to hiking. Ask our reservation staff about arranging a guided hike in Baxter or to other area attractions.

Hiking Trips to Moxie Falls

It is the largest waterfall in Maine at 92ft tall. It is just up the road from both the The Forks Outdoor Fun Resort and The Inn By the River. There are nice hiking trail to and from the falls as well as down to The Kennebec River where Moxie Stream and the Kennebec River come together ¾ of a mile down stream of the falls. This waterfall is also one of the falls we visit on our Waterfall Wildlife Safaris that make a great addition day’s activity when in The Forks whitewater rafting The Kennebec and Dead Rivers.

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Maine Hiking Trails

• Acadia National Park — General Awesome Acadia site by Larry & Michele Bermel of Chappaqua, New York. Lots of info, suggestions, experiences, photos…just a great resource.
• Acadia National Park — The Precipice short article with some photos that gives you a pretty good idea what you’re in for, on the AcadiaMagic.com website.
• Acadia National Park — General Trail Guide speaking of John William Uhler, here’s a quick link to his Acadia Hiking page, which has a nice “fridge grid” type thing listing all key trails, distances, difficulty, access points, and brief comments. Good laundry list of trails.
• Acadia National Park — The Beehive here’s another climb report, a short read but entertaining and enlightening, with some photos that will give you a good idea of what the Beehive is all about. On the Natural Born Hikers site.
• Appalachian Trail site by Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC) part of their “state-by-state guide” features comprehensive information. Absolute “must” site for Maine AT slackpackers or thru-hikers.
• Appalachian Trail Outstanding site from the Maine Appalachian Trail Club. Another “must click” if you’re AT bound.
• Appalachian Trail/International This is the official site for the International Appalachian Trail, a group that seeks to build and maintain a foot trail extending between Mt. Katahdin, Maine, Mt. Carleton, New Brunswick, Mt. Jacques Cartier, Québec, and Cap Gaspé, Québec. Strong site include trail info, hiking narratives, access hints, more.
• Bradbury Mountain - Located near Freeport in Pownal, this in axcellent place to Mtn Bike, Hike, or whatever.
• Cobscook Bay Cobscook Bay is as far down east as you can get — we’re talking Lubec, Machias, that sort of thing. There’s a terrific state park at Cobscook Bay, as well as some lands protected by the Nature Conservancy. That’s where this link will take you.
• Eastern Trail Imagine walking - or biking - mostly through off-road woodland trails from Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Bug Light Park on Casco Bay in South Portland. This is the vision of the Eastern Trail Alliance (ETA), whose members seek to reopen the first railroad corridor into Maine as a recreational greenway.
• General Maine Chapter - Appalachian Mountain Club The Maine Chapter of the AMC was founded in 1956 as the Portland chapter. Today, the Chapter has more than 2800 members and is active throughout the state of Maine. It advocates strong conservation efforts within Maine and offers its members a full range of programs and activities. Site features informative trail reports, links — emphasis on Maine’s section of the White Mountains. Good site.
• General Intro to the most popular hiking areas in Maine, including Katahdin, Camden Hills, Acadia, etc. Basic info. Site by MaineOutdoors.com.
• General/Island Trails Maine Island Trail Association (MITA) manages recreational use of about 100 public and private islands along more than 300 miles of the Maine coast.
• Grafton Loop Trail new trail in the Grafton Notch/Mahoosuc Range area, where previously only the AT offered a route for hikers. The Grafton Loop Trail is a much wilder, less-traveled offering. Incredible vistas await…unless you’re slacking the AT, I’d suggest you spend your time on this trail, if only to avoid the crowds. Outstanding site, with trail info, photos, history, downloadable maps, etc. from the Maine Appalachian Trail Club.
• Katahdin — Abol Trail very good description and overview, gear list, etc. with complete photos for the steep scramble known as the Abol Trail. Excellent page on the SummitPost.org site.
• Katahdin excellent photo journal of a windy, rainy July climb on the eastern route via Knife Edge. A must click for anyone who might underestimate what this peak can throw at you on a summer day. Site by Al Sayers has quite a few well done climb photo journals.
• Katahdin here’s an excellent narrative, complete with great photos, a few trail specs, via the Chimney Pond route. From the Natural Born Hikers.
• Lakeland Trail Planned trail to link Lincoln, Maine with McAdam, New Brunswick.
• Moosehead Lake Region Nice descriptions of numerous popular hikes, including Chairback Mountain, Mount Kineo, Moxie Falls, Barren Mountain, Big Moose Mountain, B-52, the incredible Gulf Hagas, and quite a few others.
• Northern Maine some real wilderness here. Page of links by James A. Walker, Northern Maine Web Publishing.
• Saco Bay Saco Bay Trails seeks to acquire permanent public access to recreational greenways in the Saco Bay area. Page links to trail descriptions & maps for 14 area trails. Good site.
• Tumbledown Mountain all the details you’ll need are on this page, with plenty of photos, directions, trail descriptions…excellent Tumbledown info on the SummitPost.org site.

Mountains of  Maine
Mountain                          Height (ft.)                    Height (m)
Major mountains
Mount Katahdin, Baxter Peak 5,268 1,606
Mount Katahdin, Hamlin Peak 4,756 1,450
Sugarloaf Mountain 4,250 1,295
Crocker Mountain 4,228 1,289
Old Speck Mountain 4,170 1,271
North Brother 4,151 1,265
Bigelow Mountain, West Peak 4,145 1,263
Saddleback Mountain 4,120 1,256
Bigelow Mountain, Avery Peak 4,090 1,247
Mount Abraham 4,050 1,234
Crocker Mountain, South Peak 4,050 1,234
Saddleback Mountain, the Horn 4,041 1,232
Mount Redington 4,010 1,222
Spaulding Mountain 4,010 1,222
South Brother 3,970 1,210
Snow Mountain 3,960 1,207
Goose Eye Mountain 3,870 1,180
Fort Mountain 3,861 1,177
White Cap Mountain 3,856 1,175
“Boundary Peak”[1] 3,855 1,175
Mount Bigelow, South Horn 3,805 1,160
Mount Coe 3,795 1,157
East Kennebago Mountain 3,791 1,155
Baldpate Mountain 3,785 1,154
Snow Mountain 3,784 1,153
Kennebago Divide 3,775 1,151
Elephant Mountain 3,772 1,150
Coburn Mountain 3,717 1,133
Black Nubble 3,710 1,130
West Kennebago Mountain 3,705 1,129
White Cap Mountain 3,654 1,114
Kibby Mountain 3,654 1,114
Boundary Bald Mountain 3,638 1,109
Traveler Mountain 3,551 1,082
Baker Mountain 3,520 1,073
Doubletop Mountain 3,489 1,063
Sunday River Whitecap 3,376 1,029
Big Spencer Mountain 3,206 977
Big Moose Mountain 3,196 974
Mount Blue 3,192 973
Puzzle Mountain 3,133 955
Sandy Bay Mountain 3,117 950
Saddleback Mountain 2,998 915
Moxie Mountain 2,930 895
Other mountains
Borestone Mountain 2,200 671
Mount Kineo 1,789 545
Mars Hill Mountain 1,748 533
Cadillac Mountain 1,528 466
Mount Tire’m 1,060 323
Bauneg Beg Mountain 860 262
Mount Jefferson 753 230
Agamenticus 692 211