Peaks Island - A Great Place for a Fun Walk to Hike, Portland, Maine

Not only a great place to bike and ride a golf cart, hiking Peaks Island is a fantastic way to spend the day. This hike on Peaks Island takes you to the fun, off-the-beaten paths of the tourist destinations of Peaks Island.

Most people arrive to Peaks Island via the Casco Bay Ferry. Catch any early ferry and make your way 20 minutes from downtown Portland to Peaks Island. Disembark the ferry and head off the dock. At the ice cream shop, take a left, and you’ll walk past the quirky Umbrella Cover Museum. If you don’t want to hike Peaks Island, here are 9 other fun things to do on Peaks Island.

Take a right on Herman Street and then an immediate right. On your left, you’ll see Ye Old Cemetery, also known as Ye Olde Trott Burial Ground. The cemetery dates back to 1700 when Peaks Island was founded. You’ll find about 10 readable headstones and PVC marking other headstones. This is the oldest cemetery (of at least 4) on Peaks Island.

Continue around the cemetery, taking a left on Upper A Street. Follow that to the Peaks Island Community Garden. Started in 2008 and now a city-run garden, this vegetable producer pushes out about 20 plots of produce for the community and donates to Harvest for Hunger. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).