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Hiking the West End of Portland

Urban Hike: Maine –> Portland –> West End

Hiking the West End of Portland

Details

This will be a meandering hike/walk covering the Western Promenade & West End of Portland.

The West End is a downtown neighborhood in Portland, Maine. It is located on the western side of Portland's peninsula and is noted for its architecture and history. The neighborhood is home to a large number of historic homes and parks and, in 2010, it was called "one of the best preserved Victorian neighborhoods in the country"

https://www.oldport.com/city-life/west-end-story/#close

PROPOSED HIKE:

On Sunday, Nov 18 we will meet at 10:00 am.

We will walk about 6+ miles (can’t walk the entire distance – then grab an Uber and meet us for lunch).

From the parking area we will check out the Western Cemetery.

We will walk along the Western Promenade and meander up and down the major streets between the Promenade and High Street.

Afterwards we’ll walk downtown and grab lunch.

After lunch we’ll cover areas we missed as we head back to our cars.

There are facilities and corner stores along the way where we can take breaks or get food/snacks.

Directions

We will park on Vaughan Street (where Vaughan intersects with Orchard Street – by the Western Cemetery) at 10:00 am and we will hike from there.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B038'41.4%22N+70%C2%B016'19.8%22W/@43.644836,-70.27217,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d43.644836!4d-70.27217

 

Sunday, November 18, 2018
Portland, ME · Directions
Meet at 10:00 AM
Hosted by MO
7/15 signed up

About this event

This will be a meandering hike/walk covering the Western Promenade & West End of Portland.

The West End is a downtown neighborhood in Portland, Maine. It is located on the western side of Portland's peninsula and is noted for its architecture and history. The neighborhood is home to a large number of historic homes and parks and, in 2010, it was called "one of the best preserved Victorian neighborhoods in the country"

https://www.oldport.com/city-life/west-end-story/#close

PROPOSED HIKE:

On Sunday, Nov 18 we will meet at 10:00 am.

We will walk about 6+ miles (can’t walk the entire distance – then grab an Uber and meet us for lunch).

From the parking area we will check out the Western Cemetery.

We will walk along the Western Promenade and meander up and down the major streets between the Promenade and High Street.

Afterwards we’ll walk downtown and grab lunch.

After lunch we’ll cover areas we missed as we head back to our cars.

There are facilities and corner stores along the way where we can take breaks or get food/snacks.

Directions to the trailhead

Get directions
Opens turn-by-turn directions to Portland, ME, 04102 in Google Maps (new tab).

We will park on Vaughan Street (where Vaughan intersects with Orchard Street – by the Western Cemetery) at 10:00 am and we will hike from there.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/43%C2%B038'41.4%22N+70%C2%B016'19.8%22W/@43.644836,-70.27217,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d43.644836!4d-70.27217

 

Who's going (7)

MO GUEST MEMBER
MO
Lancaster, NH
benj58 SUSTAINING
benj58
Waltham, MA
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Pgovernor GUEST MEMBER
Pgovernor
Boston, MA
J GUEST MEMBER
jconroy
Beverly, MA
LewLasher SUSTAINING
LewLasher
Cambridge, MA
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