What does accessibility mean to you?
To us, it means making backcountry experiences something for everyone to enjoy.
Explore over 80 miles of free, year-round, multi-use trails in the western Maine mountains.
Lighten your load by staying at one of our off-grid eco lodges.
Warm your body and lift your spirit with a hot meal shared with friends, family, and community.
Thanks to generous land owners and donors, Maine Huts & Trails is proud to support public access to remote and special places to all for generations to come.
Your winter stay helps support our mission of making the Maine backcountry accessible to school and community groups that may not otherwise be able to come.
The Huts
Trails
Maintained by a dedicated crew, the trail system at Maine Huts & Trails is unforgettable. Featuring winding switchbacks, sandy paths along mountain streams, natural bridges, and incredible views, the trails leading to the huts are some of the best in the world. When using the trail system, you’ll be following white and blue diamonds; white for the main trail which is groomed for skiing in the winter, and blue for ungroomed side trails.
News
Thank You Town Fair Tire
A generous donation from Town Fair Tire funded a visit from local friends Carrabec Community School to our Flagstaff Lake Hut in September. Assistant Operations Manager Eliza gifted a framed photo of the Carrabec crew at the Hut to the Town Fair Tire location in Waterville as thanks. The school had a great time hiking […]
Veterans Adaptive Sports & Training at Flagstaff Lake Hut
VAST recently spent a weekend of gorgeous foliage cycling at our Flagstaff Lake Hut. The Veterans Adaptive Sports & Training program is offered through Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine, and promotes lifelong health and well-being of veterans with disabilities. Sam Shirley, our Youth and Community Program Manager, lead them on the Maine Hut Trail […]
Welcome New Kingfield Staff
Welcome to our new Kingfield office and operations staff! Sam Shirley — Youth and Community Program Manager We recently added Sam Shirley as our Youth and Community Manager. His local connections and experience will help grow relationships and opportunities to bring school groups, education programs, summer camps, community non-profits, training, leadership, lifestyle groups and more […]
September Newsletter
Is summer really over?! While the dog days of summer may have passed, autumn is right around the corner! We have a ton of news for September at the Huts: New website, new office staff, job opportunities, volunteer days, winter preview and other upcoming events.
Meet our Late Summer/Fall Flagstaff Caretakers!
Our caretakers run gear shuttles for groups, maintain the grounds, and keep the green energy systems running. Groups renting Flagstaff Lake Hut will see some new (and familiar) faces. We welcome Aneesa back to Flagstaff Lake Hut, and extend a warm welcome to new hire Ben! Aneesa Addarich My name is Aneesa Addarich and I’m […]
Welcome New Board Members!
The Maine Huts & Trails Board of Directors is a diverse and committed group, who operates with consistent and best practices relative to the organizations stage of development. Meet some of our newest members below. Pete Mason Senior Project Manager, General Dynamics Information Technology Pete Mason is a hiker, mountain biker, golfer, fisherman and snowmobiler, […]
Events
Sugarloaf Homecoming
Visit us in the base lodge of Sugarloaf Mountain for the inside scoop on our upcoming winter season. Chat with Maine Hut employees and our Board Members. Special deals on Maine Huts & Trails merchandise all weekend!
View Event Sugarloaf Homecoming
Winter Volunteer Caretaker Training
Interested in caretaking at a hut this winter, or looking for a refresher training? Sign up to join us early November at Flagstaff Lake Hut for Sunday caretaker training with an optional Saturday overnight. Winter caretaking volunteers stay at the huts on self-service days (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays) to support our hut staff so they […]
View Event Winter Volunteer Caretaker TrainingTestimonials
Hut to hut hike
We had a group of 7 women for our hut to hut hike. Started off with micro spikes as all the snow had melted and left sheets of ice on the trail. First night was Poplar Spring Hut. Took Warrens trail to see the magnificent waterfall, then off to the hut. The crew was awesome […]
Trip with Friends
This was my first time staying at any of the huts – same with the rest of the group. We chose the Flagstaff Hut because it was on the lake. It was wonderful. We used the paddle boards and kayaks. Fun. We als spent time at the scenic lookout. It was so peaceful there. The […]
Doesn’t Get Any Better
I was part of a group of three women who were desperate for an unplugged get-away – and the hut-to-hut experience was the perfect antidote to our over-booked lives. We all appreciated the warmth (in many ways) and comfort of the huts…and OUTSTANDING food. We also were struck with how easily other guests and the […]
Another Magical Weekend
Thanks for another magical weekend in the Maine Woods! Flagstaff Hut was beautiful, well cared for, and cozy. Staying two nights gave us the chance to ski out onto the lake, explore the trail system, and enjoy some downtime in the hut with fellow travelers and friendly hut staff. We had one beautiful, crisp clear […]