WCSH-TV6 • June 9, 2025
Not long after moving to Brunswick in 2011, Rebecca Goldfine, a lifelong hiker who grew up in Maine, found it challenging to figure out where to hike in an area that was new to her. At the time, the internet didn’t offer the wide array of hiking guides that it does now. So Goldfine decided to create her own online guide, aptly named Maine by Foot. You’ll find more than 1,300 posts, many of them covering two or three trails, offering information about whatever experience a hiker might be looking for--trails by town, by county, places to walk and swim, walks with art or history, trails on big mountains or modest hills, and more. The hikers who use these trails owe a debt to Maine’s many land trusts. “If you can, maybe think about supporting your local land trust,” Goldfine said. “I think they contribute as much to the community well-being as all the other social services and nonprofits.” Maine by Foot, which is free, has been around for over a decade. Remarkably, Goldfine keeps it going almost entirely by herself and has lost none of her enthusiasm for the project.