Plan the ultimate coastal escape with this complete guide to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, where mountain hikes meet ...

Did you know Acadia National Park shares traits with Norway’s fjords region? Here's how Maine’s rugged coastline delivers ...

Visit the Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary to enjoy a rewarding mix of forest, ponds, and dramatic summit views. The 3.7-mile Borestone Mountain Trail provides an easily accessed option for hikers ...

We visited Acadia National Park in Maine for three days. Next time we go, we'll pack for the weather, make more reservations, ...

Away from the crowds and congestion of Acadia National Park, state parks and public lands in abundance in Downeast Maine offer spectacular day trips or longer stays out in nature.

Maine’s largest island is home to a 31,000-acre chunk of Acadia National Park, 150 miles of trails, and some of the most spectacular coastal scenery anywhere on the planet.

Boasting more than 150 miles of trail, Acadia gives the full run of possible Maine scenery. Namely, coastal, mountains and woods. All hiking trails are detailed on the National Park Service’s website.

The Klondike Mountain Trail, a 0.6-mile loop, leads through old cow pastures and apple orchards to the summit outcrops, where there’s a lovely look out over South Bay and Fowler’s Mill Pond.

The highest elevation gain of a single mountain trail is the Hunt Trail on Katahdin, which gains 4,168 feet over its 5.4 miles from Katahdin Stream Campground to Baxter Peak.

The Appalachian Mountain Club has bought and conserved 130,000 acres of land in Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness, including the 29,000-acre Barnard Forest, its latest acquisition. (Jamie Malcolm-Brown) ...