Corniche Trail, Heifer Field Loop Trail is a 1.9 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Hallowell, Maine that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from April until November. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
kid friendly
cross country skiing
hiking
nature trips
snowshoeing
walking
forest
river
views
waterfall
wildlife
snow
historic site
Frequented for centuries for tranquility encompassed by breathtaking scenery with bridges, streams and waterfalls, and hiking trails. The Vaughan Woods is a 240-acre recreation area within the grounds of the Vaughan Homestead. Designed for recreation and nature appreciation by the Vaughans in the early 1900s, classic stone bridges, picturesque waterfalls, and other windows into the past make these some of the most unique walking trails in Maine. In 1991, prior to the Homesteads incorporation as a nonprofit, then owners Diana Vaughan Gibson and her husband George, donated a conservation easement on the Woods to The Kennebec Land Trust, ensuring its protection for future generations. Today, the Homestead manages the Woods for public use and allows access from dawn to dusk for recreational activities such as trail walking, nature study, picnicking, snow shoeing and cross-country skiing. The Woods contain approximately 3 miles of trails that vary in width and degree of difficulty for walking. The easement on Vaughan Woods covers all of its land. The Kennebec Land Trust, which holds the easement, is a private nonprofit membership organization formed in 1988 by local citizens to work cooperatively with landowners and communities to protect our natural features, working landscapes, and fragile ecosystems. The KLT owns or protects over 4,000 acres of land in the Kennebec Valley, and works with the Vaughan Homestead Foundation, the Hallowell Conservation Commission, and the Maine Conservation Corps, to protect and maintain the Vaughan Woods.
Jennifer C.
Beautiful trail. Very easy trail, hiked it with a 2 year old.
Middle Earth
This trail is well maintained and an easy hike for adults and kids. Wide and easy to follow. The waterfall is always fun to go see and you don’t have to go far in to get there.
Very very easy and very busy trail. Great if taking children and strollers lots of kids even on bikes. You can hear road traffic the whole hike so not peaceful. Great for pictures of the falls.
nice uphill hike, interesting smell like horseradish.. I wasn't even hungry so... very pretty spots to explore and spend some time.
Easy trail, great spot to hike with kids. Very beautiful during autumn. Pretty waterfalls and streams in the spring and after heavy rains.
great place to explore. easy trail.
Love it here!
I wish there maps or trail markers, but it was beautiful.
Very short loop walk, scenic and peaceful. Kid and dog friendly.
We love hobbit land. Very peaceful and beautiful. The bridges are magical
One of my favorite walks to take my dogs on, love the stream
I don't believe better footing can be found anywhere else in this area. Great hike.
just a walk in the woods. buggy and pretty. nice streams
Fun walk with the dogs.
Nice little walk in the woods
Easy hike with awesome stone bridges and a stream.
It is a very easy walk through the woods. Beautiful water, lovely stone bridges. But.... the trails are not marked. it is pretty much a loop, but there are off shoots. My intention was to do the loop. When I came up on a couple and asked how the hike was they way they just came, they said it was a dead end and asked me how to get back to the parking area. I told them the way I had just come through. I then continued on my loop and a 3 generational group came walking towards me. The child was in panic mode and said they were lost! I told him he wasn't lost but on an adventure! The small group was about to go the wrong way when a third group arrived and said they needed to go down the other path to get back to the high school. I do hope they put signs up "you are here".
BEAUTIFUL!
I would've enjoyed this more had I not had an image of "hobbit land" in my head. It was simply a stone bridge with some small falls that made up the hobbit land idea. Mind you it was beautiful, just not necessarily worth the travel time it took for us to get there. We did find some fairy houses along the way with were pretty fun to see!
We took about an hour and a half to search out Hobbit homes (fairy houses) and take a break next to the dam and cascade, nice relaxing hike, you will meet lots of folks on this hike...
Should be rated as easy. There are some cool bridges here and I like the history, but you never fully lose the sound of traffic. The trails are not marked so venturing from the main trails isn't recommended.
Nice, easy loop without many roots and rocks. The stream trails that branch off the loop were more difficult but also more fun! The brook offers plenty of places to break off from the trail and play in the water. My dog loved it!
Cute quick trail
Great for trail running.
Nice little trail with a big climbing tree in a field and a cute waterfall to splash around in. Wicked easy for sure.
Its an easy nice trail.
Beautiful and peaceful place.
This little hiking area is beautiful! Highly recommended if in the area!
Great flat walk to a cute stone bridge next to a beautiful waterfall. This place offers multiple open trails but none of which are marked. You won't (*shouldn't) get lost as the trails all circle and lead back to parking.