At the Maine Primitive Skills Schools students embrace the ethic of connecting more closely with nature.

There are plenty of trails to enjoy in the roughly 8,300 acres maintained by these two trusts.

Runners give many reasons for loving the dirt paths, including stronger legs and better looks at wildlife.

Covering an average of 32 miles a day to honor his late uncle, he finished in time for the Penobscot Nation’s annual ceremony.

The farther up the coast you go, the better your chance at solitude. But wild treks do exist near Portland.

Pay a visit to Higgins Mountain or Bonyun or Thorne Head preserve.

The state park’s 22-mile system was a draw for riders, but erosion around roots and rocks now turns many away.