7 of the Best Dog-friendly Hiking Trails in Maine (under 5 miles)

Here are some of our favorite hikes in Maine where you can (and should) bring your furry friends! P.S. - Some of them have lakes at the top for you both to cool off…

Some of the top dog friendly hikes in no particular order:

1. Tumbledown Brook Trail (TUMBLEDOWN CONSERVATION ALLIANCE – Conserving Land for the Community)

• Location: Weld, Maine

• Distance: 4.7 miles (out & back)

2. Mount Will Trail

• Location: Bethel, Maine

• Distance: 3 miles (loop)

3. Big Moose Mountain Trail

• Location: Greenville Junction, Maine

• Distance: 4.4 miles (out & back)

4. Orris Falls and Balancing Rock Trail (Orris Falls Conservation Area - Great Works Regional Land Trust (gwrlt.org))

• Location: South Berwick, Maine

• Distance: 3.2 miles (out & back)

5. Streaked Mountain Trail

• Location: South Paris, Maine

• Distance: 1.2 miles (out & back)

6. Mount Blue Trail

• Location: Mount Blue State Park, Weld, Maine

• Distance: 2.8 miles (out & back)

7. Harraseeket and White Pines Trail Loop

• Location: Wolfe’s Neck State Park, Freeport, Maine

• Distance: 2.0 miles (loop)

Happy hiking!