River Trail

River Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit River Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach River Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.31444, -69.03864. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Trail

• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~11 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~16 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~21 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Art Museum · museum · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Trail

Other treks near River Trail

• Nature Trail · trek · Waldo · ~1 km
• Forest Loop Trail · trek · Waldo · ~1 km
• West Shore Loop Trail · trek · Hancock · ~59 km
• East Loop Loop Trail · trek · Hancock · ~60 km
• South Loop Trail · trek · Hancock · ~61 km
• Great Notch Trail · trek · Hancock · ~66 km
• Bernard Mountain Trail · trek · Hancock · ~67 km
• Sluceway Trail · trek · Hancock · ~67 km
• Indian Point Trail · trek · Hancock · ~67 km
• Perpendicular Trail · trek · Hancock · ~68 km

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