MAINE HIGHLANDS

If you want to get away from it all; and really get away, consider a trip to the Maine Highlands.

About a five-hour drive from Portland, you’ll find yourself in the ultimate wilderness where woodlands outnumber houses and distances can be traveled without seeing a soul.

Maine Highlands is the home to four wilderness adventures. At 5,267 feet, there’s Mt. Katahdin, the northern finish line to the Appalachian Trail. Spectacular views and challenging trails draw hikers to its summit every year to make a pilgrimage to the highest point in Maine.

There’s Baxter State Park, with almost 210,000 acres of wilderness, complete with unspoiled lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, and waterfalls.

You’ll love a visit to Moosehead Lake. Set at an elevation of 1,023 feet, this gigantic lake is approximately 40 miles long and 10 miles wide with over 400 miles of shoreline. Its average depth is 55’ and it serves as home to 80 islands. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway was established in 1966 to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural beauty, character, and habitat of a unique area. It is a magnificent, 92-mile-long ribbon of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams winding through the heart of northern Maine’s vast commercial forests.

Maine’s new National Monument, the Katahdin Woods and Waters, is located 1.5 hours north of Bangor and about 2.5 hours northwest of Acadian National Park. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery and views of Mount Katahdin by traveling the 14-mile loop road (it’s closed during certain times of year). Outdoor activities vary from hiking to bird watching, from hunting to camping but all visitors will splendor at the discovery of the areas woods, streams, rivers, geology, flora and fauna. The night skies are not to be missed!

Planning an extended stay in the region? Then you might consider staying at one of the region’s many charming and comfortable resorts, lodges, B&Bs, cottages, hotels, motels or campsites.Need to replenish your supplies “in town?” Visit Lincoln, Greenville or Millinocket to shop or to connect with the local town experience. Area residents have been welcoming visitors for ages and they know how to make you feel at home.