Dozens of miles of hiking and walking trails turn into winter wonderlands for the cross-country skier (and snowshoe fans!) Glide past snow-covered fields, woods dusted white and bays alternately frozen or sparkling in the sun.
In Topsham, Bradley Pond Farm Recreation Area has a 2.5 mile trail system in a 162-acre preserve. Pass quarries and a heath sanctuary at the 230-acre Cathance River Nature Preserve.
On Great Island (Harpswell) access the 90 acre Long Reach Preserve, and enjoy a 1-mile, marked, loop trail with views of Quahog Bay.
Merrymeeting Fields Preserve in Woolwich is forest and fields with frontage on the Kennebec River and Chops Creek with an overlook on Merrymeeting Bay. Bath Country Club offers free trails in a rural area.
In Brunswick, traverse the Town Commons (Rte. 123), a woodland section of the original thousand-acre "commonage" granted from the Pejepscot Proprietors in 1719. Continue on to connect to Maquoit Bay on the “Brunswick to the Ocean Trail Corridor”. Enjoy the quiet beauty of Crystal Spring Farm’s trail system or a view from the highest point in Brunswick on the 103 acres of Cox Pinnacle.
More trails can be found at the nearby Wolf Neck Woods and Bradbury Mountain State Parks.