Category Archives: great hikes for kids
Great Hikes for Kids: Loop Trail, Lamoine State Park
Location: Hancock County Distance: 1 mile Difficulty: Easy Ages: All ages, but probably of most interest to those under 10 While visiting family earlier this summer, my son missed a preschool field trip to Lamoine State Park. Since then, he’s been pestering us relentlessly to visit this nearby park. We’ve put it off because it’s […]
Great Hikes for Kids: Debsconeag Ice Caves
Location: Penobscot County Distance: Approximately 2 miles Difficulty: Moderate Ages: 5+ for hiking, 7+ for ice caves We did surprisingly little hiking on our trip to Baxter State Park. Because we were only there for the weekend, we wanted to make sure we really took the time to soak in where we were, which meant […]
Great Hikes for Kids: Whistler’s Cove Trail on Great Cranberry Island
Location: Hancock County Distance: Approximately 1 mile Difficulty: Easy Ages: Any age Looking for something a little out of the way? Need an island adventure to go with your hike? Have kids who can’t get enough of log bridges? Then you need to take a trek out to Great Cranberry Island, off of Mount Desert […]
Great Hikes for Kids: Bog Trail at Quoddy Head State Park
Location: Washington County Distance: 1.2 miles Difficulty: Easy Ages: 4+ Sometimes I undertake a hike with my family out of a sense of duty. I feel like we should get out there just because it’s a thing we do, not because I’m necessarily excited about what a particular trail might hold.That was the mindset I had […]
Great Hikes for Kids: Five Easy Hikes in Acadia
Great Hikes for Kids: Blue Hill Mountain
Location: Hancock County Distance: approximately 2 miles Difficulty: Moderate Ages: 5 (possibly 6) and up for the route we took, other routes may be easier I lived in Orland during my middle school and high school years, so I’ve spent some time in the beautiful and Birkenstocked town of Blue Hill. I am a regular Blue Hill Fair goer, I’ve read my […]
Great Hikes for Kids: Flying Mountain
Great Hikes for Kids: Birdsacre
Location: Ellsworth Distance: 1/2 to 2 miles, depending on trails chosen Difficulty: Easy Ages: All ages Tucked away off busy Route 3 in Ellsworth, past the car wash and right before China Hill, is a little slice of fairyland. The Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary, also just known as Birdsacre, is part wildlife rehab, part nature park, and part straight-up magic. […]