Portland, Maine

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• Douglas Mountain, Sebago - Old stone tower at summit, view of sebago lake
• Rattlesnake Mountain - Easy hike, close to Portland
   
• Hikes outside the metro area...
• Baldface Loop - Cliffs, brook with small falls, great mountain vistas
• Baldface, Wild River, Basin loop - Great views, rugged trail, remote backpacking adventure
• Baldpate from the East (Andover) Side - Little used trail follows scenic waterfall, spillway
• Bigelows Loop Hike - Great scenery,moderate difficulty, backcountry bouldering, swimming & fishing
• Burnt Meadow Mountain - Short hike, great elevation gain, super views of mountains and lake
• Cadillac Cliffs - Gorham Mountain - Ocean views, cliffs, lovely forested area
• Cadillac Mountain - Highest Point in Acadia. Great Views. Changing terrain and ecosystem.
• Cannon Mt. - Great Views of Northern Presidentials. AMC Hut and mountain lake. 4K Peak.
• Carrigain - Exceptional views of most NH peaks
• Champlain Mt. - Acadia National Park - Atlantic Coast Views, Nice Coastline Hike with a good inclination.
• Champney Falls Scenic Waterfall - Long cascading waterfall with many small pools - best in spring, early summer
• Chocorua Piper - Weetamoo rock loop - Fantastic view of peaked summit and surrounding mountains
• Chocorua via Champney Falls - Easy first mile, steep last mile. Nice views.
• Eisenhower - Edmands Path - Pleasant Grade, Great views
• Eisenhower and Pierce (Clinton) - Relatively Easy NH 4Ks, Great views of Mount Washington
• Ferry Beach, Camp Ellis breakwater - Sweeping shoreline views, boats in river
• Franconia Ridge via Bridle Path - Knife edge, great views.
• Franconia Ridge via Greenleaf Hut - Knife edge, great views.
• Frankenstein Cliff - Arethusa Falls - Nice views, 200 foot waterfall
• Garfield - Excellent views of Lafayette and the Pemi
• Gorham Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine - Big mountains, beautiful ocean
• Greeley Ponds Kancamagus Highway - Hardwood forest trail leads to two pristine mountain ponds
• Jackson - Great views of Washington, Dry River Wilderness. Rugged Trail
• Jefferson - Strenous Hike, Great Views
• Jordan Pond Carriage Path loop - Cliffs, lake vistas, lovely gravel roads
• Kearsarge North - Excellent panoramic views, moderate 6.2 mile RT
• Kinsmans - Great view of Franconia Ridge
• Ladder Trail - Dorr Mtn - Stunning hike to Dorr mountain, lovely ocean views
• Lafayette, Greenleaf trail - Steep cliffs, classic dome, good views if not cloudy
• Lakes of the Clouds - Spectacular scenary, ravine climb
• Lonsome Lake - Lovely Pond, Spectacular view of Franconia Ridge
• Mahoosuc Notch - Notch, Boulder field, caves
• Monadnock - Scenic views, long sweeping rocky ridge
• Monroe - Fantastic Scenery
• Moriah, Carter Moriah to Stony Brook - Excellent views of Madison and into the great gulf
• Mount Major, Alton Bay - Cliffs, Scenic view of Lake Winnipesaukee
• Mount Willard - Incredible views of Crawford Notch, easy trail
• Mt Moosilauke - NH 4K, Great Views, Not So Steep Incline. Westmost NH 4,000 footer. 4,800ft.
• Mt Moriah - Carter Moriah Trail - Nice views of Mt. Washington and the Whites. Easily converted into ON Backpack
• Mt Waumbek - Winter - Beautiful trail through open hardwoods to great view of Northern Presidentials
• North Kinsman and South Kinsman - NH 4k, Appalachian Trail, Great Views, Easy to find Trailhead, AMC Hut, Campsite
• Old Speck - Ice, Tower, Grand Views, Rugged trail
• Osceola - Southern Approach - 2 Easy New Hampshire 4k, great to start the season. 4315ft mt.
• Osceola from East Peak - Breathtaking vistas of Kancamagus wilderness, steep incline
• Ossipee Mountain, Waterboro Maine - None what so ever!
• Pemi Traverse - Fantastic views
• Red Brook Cascade - Easy trail along river with good swimming
• Sabbaday Falls - Scenic Waterfall, short easy hike for all ages
• Saco Heath Nature Preserve - Wooden boardwalks thru a classic heath
• Sawyer Pond - Lovely Pond, streams
• South Moat - Fantastic views
• Speckled Mountain, Evans Notch - Spectacular views of Evans Notch and Mt Washington
• Tecumseh - One of the easier NH 4k Mountains.
• The Beehive - Acadia - Spectacular cliff climb, short hike, spectacular views
• The Shore Path - A very easy hike with lovely views of the shoreline and beach front homes
• Tom - Excellent view of Mt. Washington and Crawford Notch
• Tripyramids - North & Middle from the Kank - Great views into Waterville Valley and south to east
• Tripyramids - Tripyramid Tr -North and South Slide - Great views. Challenging and strenous. 45 degree climbs for extended periods.
• Tuckermans Ravine Mount Washington - Classic glacial bowl, sweeping 2000 foot cliffs, skiers
• Washington - Summit Cone - Panoramic vistas, rocky trails, crazy people
• Whiteface and Passaconway - Two NH 4k, great views from Whiteface.

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