
Danielle Tourigny Explorer
Maine resident and Emergency Medicine PA-C with a love of all things nature. Traveling around to find the most beautiful spots and most delicious eats.
Backpack to Enchanted Valley Chateau
5.0
30 mi
/ 1700 ft gain
This backpacking trip can easily be done in 2 days, but some people prefer to stretch it out to 3. Luckily there are several different spots to stop and camp, so you can split up the distance however you are the most comfortable. The elevation ove...
Hike Tumbledown Mountain
5.6 mi
/ 2300 ft gain
To keep the hike as short as possible, the hike can be an out and back at 5.6 miles, but if you wanted to make it a loop that is possible and adds only an additional 2 miles or so. We took the Brook Trail up to the summit (which passes by the alpi...
Hike to Chutes Third Vault
5.0
4.6 mi
/ 500 ft gain
The hike begins as a flat path through dense forest. About 1.5 miles in, the trail steepens to go almost straight down. There are several manmade steps to make it a bit easier. Near the bottom you walk through the river a bit until turning a corne...
Photograph Sunrise at the Old Orchard Beach Pier
5.0
Few things create a more dramatic scene for a sunrise than a pier spanning out into the water, and the one in Old Orchard Beach is pretty iconic. Normally the area is pretty packed, and it can be tough to find a parking spot (especially in the sum...
Hike Southern Middlesex Fells Loop
4.7
3.5 mi
/ 756 ft gain
Park in the parking area near Bellevue Pond. There are multiple entrances to the reservation (some closer to the reservoir itself than others). I have spent days in there hiking around and never seeing the water and there are days when I just hike...
Hike The Skyline Trail at Blue Hills
4.0
12.7 mi
/ 2542 ft gain
Park in the lot across from Batterymarch Rd off of Willard St. Access the Skyline trail from here, it is marked blue. Follow the signs. The trails in Blue Hills are perfect for training for backpacking because they are so steep and rocky. I would ...
Run the Arnold Arboretum Trail
5.0
2.6 mi
/ 150 ft gain
Park in the lot off of Arborway to access the trail. This place is gorgeous year round. The winter offers a quiet solitude, fall boasts bright colors, spring is the most beautiful as the flowers start to burst and cherry blossoms take over, and su...
Walk the Freedom Trail
4.7
2.9 mi
/ 121 ft gain
Park along the trail and then hop on. The Freedom Trail allows you to not only see the most beautiful parts of Boston (which is an absolutely gorgeous city) but you can learn some history too! Head off the trail a bit to explore the Charles River,...
Summit Dorr Mountain via the Ladder Trail
5.0
3.6 mi
/ 1100 ft gain
To find the trail head, drive out of Bar Harbor down Route 3. There are no signs for the trailhead or for parking, so as soon as you pass Tarn Lake on the right, you can pull off and park on the side of the road.Elevation on the ladder trail start...
Hike Sargent Mountain
4.4 mi
/ 1400 ft gain
This has been one of my favorite winter adventures that I have had in a long time. There were gorgeous views of Somes Sound, we saw three snowy owls and there is a gorgeous frozen waterfall on the way up to the summit!
Because much of the Park Lo...
Hike Mount Megunticook in Camden Hills State Park
2.9 mi
/ 1000 ft gain
After driving in to Camden Hills State Park, there is a fork where you can go straight (to the campgrounds) or left (to head up Mount Battie). Take a left and then park in the parking lot immediately on your right. That is the trailhead to Mount M...
Explore Mount Battie
5.0
1.5 mi
/ 669 ft gain
The summit of Mount Battie is accessible from either the front trail that is located just outside of the state park, or there is an auto road that leads up to the summit within the park (the location drop pin reflects the route within the park). T...
Hike the Grand Canyon of Maine (Gulf Hagas)
8.6 mi
/ 1000 ft gain
Find the trailhead by turning left at the Brownville junction and then turning left onto Katahdin Ironworks Rd. This is a well maintained dirt road (had no trouble getting down it with a Corolla). There is a checkpoint where you need to pay a day ...
Hike Avery Peak and West Bigelow
9 mi
/ 3000 ft gain
Begin on East Flagstaff Rd and follow the Safford Brook Trail until you reach the junction with the Appalachian Trail. Turning left or north bound will bring you, shortly to the side trail for the Safford Brook Campsite; turning right (or southbou...
Hike Borestone Mountain
3.6 mi
/ 2000 ft gain
Important notes about this hike:
REQUIRES A FEE: $6 per adult, $3 per student - they don't collect the fee until you get to the visitor center about a mile in, so don't get caught like I did without cash!Does NOT allow dogs.
Drive towards the Aud...
Hike Cathedral Ledge
4.0
3.4 mi
/ 722 ft gain
During spring, summer and fall there is a road that allows you to drive to the top of Cathedral Ledge. In winter the road is closed off to vehicles so reaching the top requires a 1.7 mile hike. Once at the top, there is a fenced in lookout with a ...
Summit Bald Peak and Mt. Pleasant
6 mi
/ 1450 ft gain
After turning on Mountain Rd, look for East Pinnacle Condominiums. The trailhead is about 0.1miles after that on the right between the telephone poles marked 49 and 50. There is a dirt parking lot to pull into.
Now on to the hike! This hike begin...
Hike to Jewell Falls
4.0
2 mi
/ 300 ft gain
Fore River Sanctuary is 85 acres in the heart of Portland right off of Congress Street. It is a unique place where the river meets the ocean and creates a marshland landscape, which provides a plethora of opportunities to see wildlife (especially ...
Hike the Mt. Moosilauke Glencliff Trail
5.0
7.1 mi
/ 2454 ft gain
To get to the trailhead, take the 25N, turn right onto High Street and continue along this road until it comes to an end. The Mt Moosiulauke Glencliff Trail takes you through seven miles of forest and mountain scenery. The trail features impressiv...
Photograph Lepreau Falls
The interpretive trail offers several different vantage points of the falls, and they are all equally beautiful. It was pouring rain while we were there, but it didn't stop me from running around for almost 45 minutes taking pictures and enjoying ...
Hike Mt. Carrigain
5.0
10 mi
/ 3250 ft gain
Park on Sawyer River Road at the Signal Ridge Trailhead. Trail starts out as a mild climb and meanders with the Whiteface Brook. When you arrive at the Carrigain Notch Trail junction, turn left. Enjoy three miles of steep uphill along the mountain...
Cross Country Ski the Trails at Harris Farm
Harris Farm is a great place for beginner cross country skiing or to hone in on already developed skills. They provide rentals ($15pp) and the network of trails is several miles long. The trails range from green (easy) to red/black (more difficult...
Hike up to Maiden's Cliff
2 mi
/ 1000 ft gain
With a total elevation gain of 1000 feet in one mile to the top, the entire hike is uphill. The whole hike is within tree line until the very top, but there is a beautiful stream to hike next to for at least half. At the top, the view opens up to ...
Hike Paradise Park
5.0
12 mi
/ 2300 ft gain
The hike begins at Timberline Lodge, which sits on Mount Hood at 6,000 feet of elevation. Find the Timberline trail behind the lodge by following any of the maze of trails heading east and you will be on your way! After 1.2 miles, you reach Little...
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