Off the Beaten Path for a day:
Wake up and enjoy a wonderful and fortifying breakfast at Camden Windward House. Walk out the back door of the Inn and up the street to the Mt. Battie Trail. The trail is only .5 miles but it is a work out. Hike to the top of Mt. Battie and enjoy the view of Penobscot Bay. See the poetry on the rocks and try to identify the islands in the Bay. Bring a lunch with you from Camden Deli and enjoy the afternoon exploring Mt. Battie and Mt. Megunticook. Come back down and back to Windward where you can enjoy an afternoon snack and then head to Barrett’s Cove for a peaceful swim in Lake Megunticook. Come back to the Inn, clean up and enjoy a dinner at the Youngtown Inn, a lovely restaurant in the hills of Lincolnville.
Off the Beaten Trail Trip
Park It and Save
Once you are here, you can park the car and walk to all Camden activities. Save on gas:
Things that you can walk to from Camden Windward House Bed and Breakfast:
- Shopping: 1 block, boutique clothing, book store, home decorations, antiques, art, knitting, toy, shoes, outdoor equipment.
- Restaurants: 17 restaurants within walking distance of the Inn.
- The Harbor: 1 block, 6 different day trip boats for sailing and lobster fun to choose from, kayak rentals, walking on the beach, looking for sea glass, rowing out to Curtis Island. The Windjammer Fleet also calls Camden Harbor home and you can take overnight trips between 3 – 5 nights. The famous Windjammer Festival is in September, a great time to see all the boats in one place. (check our availability calendar). You might even see a seal relaxing on the rocks by the Camden Waterfall.
- 30 miles of Trails at Camden Hills State Park: The Camden Windward House is .2 miles from the park and the Mt. Battie Trail that will lead you into the park with all of its wonderful trails.
- The Camden Public Library: Across the street. Need to relax and read the newspaper, book, magazine with a beautiful view? Take an hour or 2 to sit in this beautiful asset of Camden Maine. Library hosts music at night and lectures during the day. Check the Camden Public Libraries calendar of events.
-Camden Opera House: Check our availability calendar to see if a play or show is happening. The Opera House is approximately a 5 minute walk, less and .5 miles.
- Swimming: Laite Beach on Bayview street. Lovely option to get your feet wet, might be a little cold, but definitely refreshing. There is a raft that you can swim out to and lay out in the sun. watch the sail boats drift off into the horizon. There are even public bathrooms at the beach. Also a new children’s amphitheatre is there. A lovely place to read a book.
- Bring a frisbee, wiffle ball bat or a blanket and enjoy Harbor Park. 1 block from Camden Windward House is the beautiful and stunningly amazing harbor park. Enjoy a picnic or a day in the sun. The park hosts concerts and movies in the summer. A hub of local activity.
Need a bike to get to the next great little town? Let Innkeeper know, we rent bikes daily.
SO MUCH TO DO IN CAMDEN MAINE!
You won’t have to get in your car until you have to check out.
Nature Exploration Guides
Camden Windward House highly recommends Don Kleiner and Maine Outdoors. Please as Innkeeper to make a reservation for you.
Eagle Watching Trip and Hiking
The eagle watching trip is intended to provide folks that have never seen an eagle that opportunity any season of the year. The venues will change with the season depending on where the best chance is to see eagles. http://www.maineoutdoors.biz/maine-guide-eagle-watching-trips
Day hikes were a successful suggestion last season from a foreign traveler that I enjoyed very much and think will be of interest to visitors that are interested in exploring the area on foot. http://www.maineoutdoors.biz/maine-guide-day-hikes
Beautiful Walking Tour of Camden, Rockport
The most beautiful walk in the world according to Yankee magazine – 2008.
Start Rt 1 turn left on Pascal you will go over a little bridge that overlooks Rockport Harbor. Stay to your right and follow the road, pascal turns into Russell Avenue. Russell avenue turns into Bayview Street, back into Camden Maine.
The whole thing is only about 2 miles, but I think you might like. Look for the Belted Galloway cows at Aldermere Farm on Russell Avenue.
Have fun. Camden Maine Innkeeper will provide you with a map upon arrival if you like.
Camden Hills State Park
With miles of hiking trails and wonderful scenic vistas, Camden Hills State Park is a must visit attraction in Camden Maine.Walk through the backyard garden, onto Megunticook Street to begin your hike… Camden Hills State Park has 30 miles of hiking trails with access from five major trail heads; the Mt. Battie trail begins/ends at the end of Megunticook Street, which is the street that backs the Camden Windward House Bed & Breakfast, about a two and half block walk up to the trail. Camden Hills State Park is a low set of mountains in the towns of Camden, Rockport and Lincolnville. There are incredible views of Penobscot Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Parts of the trail are very steep. Skiing and snowmobiling trails also exist in the park.
There are 20 trails in Camden Hills State Park, each with varying difficulty:
1. Maiden Cliff Trail: Distance: 1 Mile Time: 1hr. Moderate difficulty
2. Scenic Trail: Distance: .8 Mile, Time: 45min. Moderate difficulty
3. Ridge Trail: Distance: 2.5 Mile, Time: 2.5hrs. Moderate difficulty
4. Zekes Trail: Distance: 1.3 Mile, Time: 1hr. Moderate difficulty
5. Cameron Mtn.: Trail: Distance: 1.9 Mile, Time: 1.5 hr. Easy difficulty
6. Sky Blue Trail: Distance: 1.5 Mile, Time: 1.5 hrs. Easy – Moderate difficulty
7. Frohock Mtn. : Distance: 1.9 Mile, Time: 2hrs. Moderate – strenous difficulty – Mt. Bike Trail
8. Bald Rock: Distance: .5 Mile, Time: 30min. Easy – Moderate difficulty
9. Slope: Distance: 1.5 Mile, Time: 1.5. Moderate – strenous difficulty
10. Megunticook Trail: Distance: 1 Mile, Time: 1 hr. Moderate difficulty
11. Multi Use Trail: Distance: 5 Miles, Time: 3hrs. Easy difficulty – takes you from Camden to Lincolnville.
12.Carriage Trail: Distance: .5 Mile, Time: 30minutes 45min. Easy – Moderate difficulty
13.Carriage Road Trail: Distance: .8 Mile, Time: 45min. Moderate difficulty
14. Tablelands: Distance: 1.5 Mile, Time: 1.5 hr. Moderate – strenous difficulty
15. Mt. Battie Trail: Distance: .5 Mile, Time: 45min. Moderate – strenous difficulty
16. Nature Trail: Distance: 1.2 Mile, Time: 1hr. Easy difficulty
17. Jack Williams Trail: Distance: 1.6 Mile, Time: 1.5 hr Easy – Moderate difficulty
18. Adam’s Look Tail: Distance: .3 Mile, Time: 10min. Easy difficulty
19. Shoreline Trail: Distance: .8 Mile, Time: 15min. Easy difficulty
20. Summer Bypass trail: Distance: .4 Mile, Time: 30min. Easy difficulty
Download a MAP of Camden Hills Here: http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/parksinfo/camden/camdentrails.pdf
Take A Hike Program
TAKE A HIKE THIS SUMMER
CAMDEN WINDWARD HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAST JOINS WITH COASTAL MOUNTAIN LAND TRUST IN HELPING YOU TAKE A HIKE!
Camden Maine is a fantastic coastal village where you can park your car and go hiking. The Coastal Mountain Land Trust, since 1986, has preserved more than 7,800 acres of hikable land in the Mid Coast of Maine. New this summer, the Land Trust introduces The Take A Hike program. This program offers hiking suggestions from easy with a gradual climb to strenuous. There is a hiking option for all levels of wayfarers.
Views on the hikes offer opportunities to see historic sod roofed houses, organic blueberry fields, majestic lakes and unforgettable seascapes.
The program suggests 3 easy steps to taking a hike:
1. Pick your hike
2. Hop in your car or call a taxi
3. Lace up your walking shoes and enjoy.
The Camden Windward House Bed and Breakfast will provide you with all trail maps and a relaxing place to come back, nap and take a shower. The Camden Windward House offers several Soft Adventure packages and considers this area program a great addition to the Soft adventure options of the Mid Coast. Innkeeper Kristen Bifulco stated, “This organized hiking program is the missing link to the already established mid coast adventure activities.”
Link to trail Map