Kennebec River Rail Trail, Gardiner, Maine

August 30, 2019

We stopped in Freeport to visit LL Bean on our way to the trailhead.

Freeport was a bit too touristy for us . A real shoppers paradise. We managed to escape LL Bean for under $200. Yay!!

This was the LLBean flagship store. Incredibly large and busy as was all of Freeport.

We had fun!! This trail provided some nice hills, some steep, some short and sweet! The trail was within site of the river almost the entire time which kept it interesting. We began our ride in Gardiner and took the trail to Augusta, state capital, of Maine.

The state of Maine has preserved the railroad tracks hoping to one day put them back into use. We crossed from one side of tracks to the other several times.
Along the Kennebec River in Augusta, only 39 navigable miles from the Atlantic.
Across the river from the trail in Augusta we could see Old Fort Western, an 18th Century wooden fort built in 1754. Benedict Arnold used this fort during the American Revolution.
The trail took us through Hallowell, a quaint little town with a friendly river front area.
Granite City park, along the river front in Hallowell. This is a tribute to the cities past, it was know as “Granite City “.
We had lunch along the river in Hallowell. Lenny and Landen enjoying main course of PB&J!!
Most all of these little New England towns have beautiful churches with tall steeples. I enjoy seeing everyone of them.

We enjoyed this uncrowded trail with it’s scenic river views, small towns and of course that biking thing. We have banked 25 miles in Maine and will return in the future to complete our 100.

Tomorrow we head back to Massachusetts to complete our 100 miles., the LORD willing.