The Georges Highland Path

The Georges Highland Path (GHP) is a 50-mile network of low-impact footpaths in the midcoast region built and maintained by the Land Trust. This unique trail system is based on the participation of private landowners who graciously give permission for the public to cross their land. When hiking these trails, please respect the fact that you are on privately owned land.

Our goal in providing this vast trail system is to help you forge a close relationship with the land and develop a keen and active interest in working to protect this magnificent area.

Please donate to keep our trails open and safe. We also welcome corporate trail sponsorships.

HEADWATERS REGION

Towns: Montville

Frye Mountain
Town: Montville
Length: 9.6 miles
Connects to: Hogback Mountain

The Frye Mountain section of the Georges Highland Path is located within the 5,240-acre state-owned Frye Mountain Wildlife Management Area. This “lollipop” trail passes through mixed and coniferous forests, parallels a wonderful stretch of Bartlett Stream, the northern-most feeder stream of the Georges River, and crosses ...
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Hogback Mountain
Town: Montville
Length: 2 miles
Connects to: Frye Mountain

**TRAIL ALERT** At the request of the landowner, the Hogback Mountain Trail is temporarily closed (as of April 14, 2020). Check back or on Facebook for updates.

The Hogback Mountain trail takes hikers past the gigantic glacial erratic known as “piano rock,” through a young beech ...
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CENTRAL REGION

Towns: Camden, Rockport, Searsmont

Canal Path
Town: Searsmont
Length: 3 miles
Connects to: Ridge/River Trail

**NOTICE**The Canal Path will be closed to all public access from October 24 to December 12, at the request of the landowner.

Canal Path traces a section of the historic Georges River Canal dating to the late 1700’s. There are interpretive displays along the trail describing the ...
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Mount Pleasant
Town: Rockport
Length: 0.9 miles
Connects to: Spruce Mountain

The Mount Pleasant Trail begins at Mt. Pleasant Street (see below for parking directions) and is an out and back trail to a series of scenic views. You will begin alongside a field full of raspberry bushes.

Heading southwest, you’ll work your way across the mountain through ...
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Ragged Mountain
The Ragged Mountain trail in Camden and Rockport offers some of the steepest and most strenuous hiking in the midcoast region. The reward, however, is worth it. From the rocky ledges along the ridgeline of Ragged Mountain, hikers are greeted with westerly vistas across the Georges River watershed all the way to Mt. Washington, the ...
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Ridge to River
Town: Searsmont
Length: 5 miles
Connects to: Canal Path

**TRAIL ALERT** Trail access from Appleton Ridge Road along the Ridge to River Trail to the Georges River is temporarily closed. Check back here or on Facebook for updates. Access from the Gibson Preserve is open.

The Ridge to River ...
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Spruce Mountain
Town: Rockport
Length: 5 miles
Connects to: Ragged/Pleasant Mountains

The Spruce Mountain Trail is a short, quick hike up to fantastic views of its neighbor, Ragged Mountain, and Penobscot Bay. If you have friends or family in town and you really want to show off the area, this is the place to take them if ...
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SALTWATER REGION

Towns: St. George, Thomaston

Jones Brook Area
Town: St. George
Length: 2.85 miles
Features: Beaver pond

The Jones Brook area includes three connected trails on the upper St. George peninsula. These trails are a collaborative project of the St. George Conservation Commission, St. George Historical Society (Fort Point), and Georges River Land Trust.

Town Forest Trail

The 0.75-mile Town Forest Trail is a loop ...
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Oyster River Bog
The Oyster River Bog trail is a moderately easy “walk through the woods” and provides excellent hiking opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. The Oyster River Bog, also known as the Rockland Bog, is an unusual 6,000-acre woodland nestled amid the busy mid-coast communities of Rockland, Rockport, and Warren.

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Thomaston Town Forest
The Thomaston Town Forest trail passes through the 350-acre town forest that lies to the east of the Oyster River. The trail parallels the western boundary of the forest before veering northeast to pass Split Rock I, a huge glacial erratic. The trail offers mostly level hiking through mixed and coniferous woods which provide habitat ...
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Thomaston Village
The Thomaston Village Trail is the first “urban” section of our Georges Highland Path. It is a pleasant three-mile sidewalk excursion through the town village and along its waterfront. The trail begins at the Thomaston Green, site of the former state prison, where it provides sweeping views of the St. George River from high above ...
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