Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Foliage Trip -
Windjammers & Water Views
126 miles, 3 hours, round trip,
Highlights:
Mid-Coast Maine is known for its unsurpassed shore din-
ners, historic lighthouses, quaint fishing villages, classic harbors and
unique galleries and shops. In the fall, imagine all of this framed in a pal-
ette of autumn reds, oranges and golds, and finished off with a stroke of
oceanic blue.
Route:
From
Wiscasset
, take US 1 north to Newcastle and into the
shop-lined streets of
Damariscotta
. Take 130 south to the fishing vil-
lage of
New Harbor
and the lighthouse and crashing surf at
Pemaquid
Point
. In Pemaquid, visit the
Fishermen's Museum, Fort William
Henry
and the
Colonial Pemaquid Restoration
. Take 32 north to
Waldoboro, then 220 south to
Friendship
; go northeast on 97 and Upper
Cross Road through Cushing to
Thomaston
. Drive down the
St. George
Peninsula
to
Port Clyde
; pick up US 1 to
Rockland
, where the
Farnsworth
and
Wyeth museums
display the works of Andrew Wyeth
and Winslow Homer. Continue east to
Camden
, a classic seacoast village
complete with windjammers, old captains' houses, unique shops and fine
restaurants. Go east to Lincolnville for dramatic foliage views of
Mt.
Battie
. Take 173 west to Lincolnville Center, then south on 235 to Hope;
northwest on 105 to 131; then south on
105/131 through Appleton to 17 at Union.
Continue on 17, then on 206 south, to
Jef-
ferson
, then southwest on 213 to 215. Take
215 northwest, then 194 northwest to
Head
Tide
and its picturesque white-steepled
church. Cross the river and go south on 218
through the rolling hills of Sheepscot back
into Wiscasset.
Route courtesy Maine Department of Conservation
.
e
:
The Maine foliage
hotline, in service each
fall, offers the latest
color-peaking informa-
tion for leaf-peepers.
Foliage Hotline
800-932-3419.
Mount Battie Auto Road
The toll road to the top of Mount Battie in
Camden Hills State Park
is
one of the few places in Maine where you can drive a short distance and
be on top of a superb lookout with great views of land and sea. The road
heads west from the park entrance on US 1 just north of the downtown. It
is only 1½ miles to the parking area at the summit. A stone tower here is
an interesting landmark. Below lies the peaceful village and harbor.
Megunticook Lake is to the southwest. All the islands of Penobscot Bay
lay to the east with the rounded hills of Mount Desert Island and Acadia
National Park easily visible on clear days. On some foggy days you can
