Yearly Archives: 2017

Ship Harbor Trail, Southwest Harbor, ME

Ship Harbor Trail, part of Acadia National Park, is an easy dog friendly hike in Southwest Harbor, Maine.  This 1.3 miles figure-eight loop located on the “quiet side” of Acadia, skirts the rocky coastline and winds its way through forest.  The first loop is an easy hike on a gravel surface, perfect for paws not […]

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King Philip’s Hill, Northfield, MA

Hike through history on a dog friendly walk at King Philip’s Hill, in Northfield, MA.  During the winter of 1675/6 the Wampanoag chief, Metacomet, called “King Philip” by the colonists, used this bluff overlooking the Connecticut River for his encampment during King Philip’s War.  Today the remnants of the trenches and bank fortifications are still […]

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