Voices from the Trail
Category: Maine
Richardson Lakes to Rangeley
From 2023-2025, NFCT worked with Teens to Trails to create a series of itineraries for the Maine sections of the canoe trail. The detailed itinerary linked to below is designed to support youth groups, but is great information for all…
Flagstaff Lake to Grand Falls
From 2023-2025, NFCT worked with Teens to Trails to create a series of itineraries for the Maine sections of the canoe trail. The detailed itinerary linked to below is designed to support youth groups, but is great information for all…
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Lakes
From 2023-2025, NFCT worked with Teens to Trails to create a series of itineraries for the Maine sections of the canoe trail. The detailed itinerary linked to below is designed to support youth groups, but is great information for all…
Spencer Lake and Down Spencer Stream
In early spring or after a heavy rain, this overnight trip from the vehicle-access Fish Pond Campground on Spencer Lake outside to the confluence of Spencer Stream and the Dead River is a gem. The lake itself is nestled between…
Maine High Peaks: Aziscohos Lake Camping Trip
Aziscohos Lake is a fairly remote lake in Northwestern Maine near the New Hampshire border. Almost 20 miles long, it has a number of primitive camping sites that make it a great location for a long weekend of paddling or…
Androscoggin River: Shelburne to Newt’s Landing
This beautiful, 12.5 mile stretch of the Androscoggin River straddles the Maine-New Hampshire border, offering views of Maine’s rolling mountains, as well as glimpses of the mighty Presidential Range that rises in New Hampshire. As this river drops through valleys,…
Androscoggin River Newt’s Landing to Moran’s Landing
The Androscoggin winds past Bethel, a small mountain town, on this 10.3 mile stretch. The waters remain calm, with only a few rips that even beginner paddlers can handle. The current is modest, allowing you to relax and take in…
Sandy River
The Sandy River flows east out of western Maine’s mountains for 52 miles before its confluence with the Kennebec, seven miles upstream of the village of Norridgewock. The Sandy provides a diversity of trip experiences for the recreational paddler. Its…
Carrabassett River
The Carrabasset is a mountain river with its headwaters on the flank of Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain. While its headwaters reaches are rugged and hard to catch, a seven mile stretch below Kingfield runs frequently in May and is great option…
Lower Magalloway River
The lower section of the Magalloway River, below the dam at Aziscohos Lake, offers a variety of paddling experiences. I t’s upper reaches provide exciting class III rapids during summer release dates. The lower part of the river runs through…