To celebrate the longest day of the year and the first day of summer, and to remember its founder, Bob Chase, the members of the Loon Echo Land Trust will be leading a hike up Bald Pate Mountain in South Bridgton, Maine on June 21st.
The hike will start at 5 pm and participants are asked to meet at the Bald Pate parking lot. The hike takes about 30 minutes and the views from the summit provide a bird’s eye view of the surrounding lakes and hills including Foster Pond, Peabody Pond, and Hancock Pond.
The Loon Echo Land Trust was founded in 1987 by a group of concerned citizens who wanted to see some of the natural areas of the northern Sebago Lake Region preserved in their natural state, immune from development and exploitation. Since its founding, the Loon Echo Land Trust has put into permanent conservation 3,396 acres of land in the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Naples, Harrison, Sebago, and Raymond, including 14 conservation easements and 6 preserves.
Their largest preserve is the Pleasant Mountain Preserve in Bridgton which is a destination for thousands of hikers every year. Their first two preserves are the Mayberry Hill Preserve in Casco and the Bald Pate Preserve mentioned above which are enjoyed by hikers in the summer and cross country skiers in the winter months.
Upcoming activities include Trail Maintenance on Pleasant Mountain, done in conjunction with the Appalachian Mountain Club on August 1st and the Loon Echo Hike and Bike Trek on September19th. All are welcome to these activities and the Trust is always eager to welcome new members and volunteers.
Visit the Loon Echo Land Trust’s website to learn more.
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Here are a few that you might see from the summit of Bald Pate: