What does accessibility mean to you?
- To us, it means making backcountry experiences something for everyone to enjoy.
- Explore over 50 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.
Winter season has come to an end! Our huts will be closed during the wet and muddy spring season, and reopen for private full hut, self service stays beginning March 15th. Interested in booking a hut for your youth, school, or community group? Explore our summer offerings!
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
A Look Back on Winter
Winter 24/25 is in the books! The season saw cold weather, excellent snow conditions, and an increase in hut visitors and trail users. Here are some of the season’s key statistics. 1,395 Overnight guests over 87 days. Visitors from 28 states, plus Canada, the UK, and New Zealand. 459 Meals cooked by out stellar hut […]
Tracks and Trails Snowshoe
March 22nd was our final Free Guided Program Series of the winter season. We had a full group, thanks to Skowhegan Outdoors joining the crew. Registered Maine Guides Bob Duport and Sam Shirley lead our attendees around Flagstaff Lake on the Shore Trail and Maine Hut Trail. A stop at the hut for a hearty […]
Above the Treeline Presentation
Guests and afternoon visitors were treated to a great talk by Amanda Reimer at Stratton Brook Hut this past Friday. Amanda delved into the “living worlds” of the alpine zones in Maine, with a focus on plant communities, lichens and bryophytes, and animals. Her past experience in Alaska provided some unique insight into similarities between […]
March Newsletter
February and early March have been busy at Maine Huts! In this edition of the newsletter, we take a look back on some of the past events of the month, and see what else is coming up for the spring section of our season. Last full service overnight is March 22nd! Read the March Newsletter. […]
Alpine Dinner 2025
The recent Alpine Dinner at Stratton Brook Hut, catered by Big Tree, was a heartfelt gathering for Maine Huts & Trails’ donors, board members, staff, and supporters. Big Tree Catering brought their creativity with a delicious multi-course surf and turf-themed dinner. The dinner happens on the eve of the Alpine Feast, and was a chance to […]
Alpine Feast 2025
March 1st saw the return of Big Tree Catering and the iconic Alpine Feast for the 5th year. Weather was perfect, food and drink were delectable, and the company was fantastic. We could not have asked for a better time! Thank you to all who trekked up for a beautiful nosh session under light snow […]
Events
Breaking Trail Running Weekend
Join Maine Huts & Trails, in collaboration with Breaking Trail, for the third annual Breaking Trail Running Weekend. Located at our Flagstaff Lake Hut, this zone features miles of lakeside and woods trails for all abilities. Includes two nights lodging at the hut, food/drink, guided trail running, yoga, natural running instruction, strength/maintenance training, mindfulness meditation, […]
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Forest & Forage
Western Maine’s premiere foraging and fungi event returns for a third year! This year we welcome Rewild Maine as our foraging experts, and chef Pete Uzzell returns to the kitchen for the famous forager’s dinner. Guests will experience an overnight at picturesque Stratton Brook Hut with all meals included. Guided plant ID and foraging hike […]
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Harvest at the Huts
Live music and great food are on the menu for our annual Harvest at the Huts event. Hike or mountain bike up to Stratton Brook Hut for a relaxing overnight with great company. Live bluegrass music by the Geoff Goodhue Duo and a multi-course meal by local chef Spencer Lee will round out the fun […]
View Event Harvest at the HutsTestimonials
We had a great stay! We enjoyed both the more Senior guests and the Portland High School Outing Club Students. The 4 person bunk we had was clean and the temperature was perfect despite the frigid outdoor conditions. The crew was friendly and efficient. They accommodated our vegetarian diet needs. It was amazing to have […]
Great Visit!
My husband and I loved our experience at Maine Huts and Trails. We joked that the hut was ran by four fairy godmothers deep in the woods. The women that ran the Flagstaff hut did a remarkable job: very friendly, irresistible food, and occasionally breaking out into songs. When we got back to our car, […]
Wonderful Experience!
I was fortunate enough to have a bit of new snow, sunny skies, and the hut all to myself. Liz, Ben and El took great care of me and have some excellent culinary skills. El’s stir fry was to die for! The variety of trails was an excellent bonus. I snowshoed, so the groomed trail […]
Flagstaff Mountain Bike Trip
Overall our experience was outstanding! The staff was great, food was delicious, and the facility was perfect. We had been up hut to hut snowshoeing in February and had a fantastic time. The trails on mountain bikes in the summer were a whole new and challenging experience. Loved being able to swim in Flagstaff lake […]