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Mar 15, 2024 · Free Coastal Maine Road Trip Itinerary Resources. But first, before we dive into our Maine road trip planner, I invite you to grab my free Ultimate Travel Planning Kit — which also includes a downloadable Google Map of my full Maine coastal road trip itinerary (with 80+ attractions, hikes, and hotels pre-plotted!).
Nov 14, 2017 · The Cutler Coast Preserve is located between Cutler and Lubec. VW Beetle / Flickr. This area offers about ten miles of hiking and even some camping spots. Those looking to explore will find not only beautiful coast, but also deep forests. The drive heads toward Eastport on Route 189, going around Cobscook Bay.
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Mar 19, 2024 · California’s coast is 369% longer at 840 miles. Now, when you look at the shoreline – the massive grooves or tiny inlets that seep into the communities – Maine has 5,408 miles, according to the Maine Coastal Program, approved by NOAA. That includes all tidal waters from Kittery to Eastport. Just 2% of Maine’s coastline is beach.
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- Ogunquit. Southern Maine is home to some of the few sand beaches along the Maine coast, which tends to trend rockier as it goes further north. York, Ogunquit, and Kennebunkport are the three most popular beach getaways in Southern Maine – and in this itinerary, we’ll cover the latter two.
- Kennebunkport. Spend the day on Gooch’s Beach. I hope you didn’t have too much beach time yesterday… because it’s time for what is, in my opinion, one of the best beaches in Maine!
- Portland. Have breakfast at Becky’s Diner. One of Portland’s main institutions is Becky’s Diner, and you can’t go wrong following the crowds to eat one of th best, heartiest breakfasts in Portland!
- Portland. Spend the morning on Washington Ave. Like its West Coast sister city of the same name, Portland, ME is becoming a hipster-topia. Nowhere else is that more obvious than on Washington Avenue in South Portland!
- Route 1 Maine. I made the transition from city to country quickly on Maine’s Route 1. Almost immediately I saw cars with canoes and kayaks strapped to their tops, signs to watch for moose on the roadway, little piles of wood on people’s lawns with signs advertising “camp firewood.”
- Lobster Rolls in Wiscasset. Route 1 to Wiscasset is flush with wildflower fields and many antique, kayak and canoe stores. Wiscasset is an attractive little town complete with a welcome sign opining it’s “The Prettiest Village in Maine.”
- Quintessential Coastal Maine. If you stick to Maine’s Route 1, with a turnoff here and there, you’ll see plenty of Maine’s coastal towns. Just don’t try to see all of it on the drive northward.
- Beautiful Bar Harbor. Don’t miss Bar Harbor, only an hour or so north of Searsport, one of the most famous of Maine’s coastal towns. It’s an artsy little town with galleries vying for space with numerous restaurants, small shops, and cafés.
May 28, 2023 · Days 1 to 3: Bar Harbor. 3 to 5: Boothbay Harbor. 5 to 7: Portland. If you want to extend your time in Maine, we recommend a Maine Windjammer cruise. This will give you a completely unique view of the coast. We had a fantastic experience sailing Maine's coast this way for four days as an add-on to our road trip.
Jan 23, 2024 · Description: This map shows cities, towns, main roads, rivers, lakes, airports and parks on Maine coast.
