BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 22, 2024
The Hills to Sea Trails Coalition is working to fix a two-mile gap in its 47-mile system. The trail relies on the grace of more than 60 landowners, some of whom close their land to public access during hunting season in the fall, then reopen it. This year, one landowner did not reopen 2 miles of land to public access, according to Buck O’Herin, coordinator of the Hills to Sea Coalition and president of Midcoast Conservancy. He said the coalition is working to reconnect the trail, possibly rerouting it if necessary. ills to Sea, which runs from Unity Village to Belfast, is the third longest walking trail in Maine. Volunteers completed the trail in 2016 and it is free to the public to use.