PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 28, 2024
From Belfast to Bucksport to Brooksville and beyond, conservation lands abound in the northern reaches of Penobscot Bay. They offer a variety of hiking trails worthy of a few hours of exploration afoot with pack and picnic lunch. Here’s a short list of scenic gems to consider for your next visit to this special area:
• Wallamatogus Mountain in the town of Penobscot
• Mount Waldo, the Maine Coast Heritage Trust owns 160 acres in Frankfort
• Condon Hill on the northern margin of the 5,100-acre Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust Wildlands
• Mount Tuck in Stockton Springs in a 100-acre Coastal Mountains Land Trust preserve surrounded by Meadow Farm Wildlife Sanctuary and Sandy Point Game Management Area
• John B. Mountain in Brooksville within 38 undeveloped acres owned by the Blue Hill Heritage Trust
• Backwood Mountain in Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park