I feel the need to preface all of my nature reviews with this: being 90% forested and having around 3500 miles of coastline, Maine has a tremendous amount of natural spaces, walkways, paths, and trails of all kinds and of all levels. There's something for everyone. What I'm reviewing is how a spot compares to similar outdoor spots in my personal opinion. Being in nature - and remembering to carry in, carry out - is always five stars! :) *** Parking? Kind of. Loop trail? No. Well marked signs? No. When you arrive you'll notice there's maybe three or four off-street parking spots. I don't know where you'd park if these were all taken, because the entire street is lined with No Parking signs. But that's okay, because I don't think this is necessarily a "must" as far as Maine's trails go so if you don't make it here, no big deal. The path is NOT marked well, let's just put that out there right away. I take a lot of nature walks/hike a lot of trails and this one was a little infuriating. I think it has to do with both the lack of signage and desire lines/social trails (those paths made by people cutting through an area and not sticking to the trail itself). I wandered around a lot. Yes, I saw the Foundation (the stone wall remainders of the Littlefield Homestead), Big Bump (exactly what it sounds like: a bigger bump in the ground that puts you nearly at the tree line itself), and Orris Falls (a 90 ft gorge, but there was no running water of any kind in it), but never saw the Balancing Rock. Or maybe I did and didn't process it since the falls themselves were non-existent (unless they weren't referring to water, but to the possibility of plummeting down yourself). I did see some wetlands, though and the amount of dragonflies, bird song, and bullfrog sounds was very cool. I got a heckuva workout in, but mostly was left underwhelmed. There's a lot of really cool places in Maine to take in waterfalls, gorges, funky rock formations, scenic vistas... this is not one of them. read more

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