MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • September 4, 2022
Inland Woods + Trails has built miles of hiking and mountain bike trails in the 978-acre Bethel Community Forest – with many more planned. Abutting the Bethel Community Forest is the 2,358-acre Bingham Forest with the Bingham Cascades Trail. As soon as funding is secured, construction will begin on the Lichen Ledge Trail and Whitecap Cliffs Trail. When complete, these trails will connect the Bingham Cascades Trail and the Summit Ridge Trail to the Summit Traverse on Barker Mountain in the Sunday River Resort. This great new hiking loop will total about 9 miles and open up access to trails at the ski area. The Bethel Community Forest and Bingham Forest are enormous puzzle pieces in IW+T’s mission to create a 3,600-acre tapestry of conserved land. ~ Carey Kish