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 Northwestern 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
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, […]
Midsummer Newsletter
Summer at Maine Huts & Trails is in full swing! Summer hut rentals, group hikes, food events and more have been keeping us busy. Read our most recent newsletter for all the happenings, and what is on deck for late summer/fall.
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
Maine Beauty & Joy
Maine Huts & Trails far exceeded my expectations … your web site and brochures are very modest with respect to what you offer. Exceptional accommodations, hut placement for excellent options for hiking trails, Maine ‘mother nature’ beauty, and a very comfortable milieu to experience and appreciate living in the ‘now’. Thank you … I plan […]
Fantastic
We had a great experience and have already discussed our next adventure at Maine Huts and Trails. The keepers were wonderful. They kept the lodge clean and they certainly kept us all well fed! The meals were tasty, healthy and hearty. We enjoyed the family-style dining and met some lovely people to spend time with. […]
10 for 10
On a scale of one to ten(10 being top notch) I would rate my Maine Huts and Trails get away a 10. My husband and I and 8 others(some we knew well. Others not at all) met at the Airport trailhead to spend the next 4 nights and 5 days in what turned out to […]
Stratton Brook Hut Spring Stay
We arrived at the Stratton Brook Hut after a long day of back country skiing in March. The warmth of the hut staff and guests made the long uphill at the end of the day worth it. The food was spectacular. We will return.