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Hiking in Maine: Here’s your tour guide for so many hikes and climbs in and around Augusta
The Kennebec Land Trust puts out a hiking guide with everything you need to enjoy 32 preserves and 54 miles of trails in the trust’s working region.
By Carey Kish
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At Howard Hill Historical Park in Augusta, hikers are rewarded with a nice view of the Capitol dome. Carey Kish photo
Just 6 miles separate the hubbub of downtown Augusta from the relative peace and quiet around Shed Pond, an undeveloped 37-acre pond straddling the Manchester–Readfield town line. Monks Hill rises to 750 feet over the pond’s west shore, its wooded summit marked by a simple sign amid a park-like grove of white pines.