The map is presented as information to those off-island who want to get an idea of the “lay of the land” before coming out. The Trail Map is available for a nominal cost from the boat ticket booths of the Monhegan Boat, the Hardy Boat, and the Balmy Days, and at various shops and trail-boxes around the villages. Look at the map, and mouse over the red dots to find the name of the trail, but please pick up the “real thing” as you arrive.
Orientation from the wharf:
Go up the hill to the main north-south road. Turn right (south) to reach the center of the Village, restaurants and public toilets, Burnthead Trail, and Lobster Cove. Turn left (north) to reach the Library, the Schoolhouse, the Lighthouse Museum, Whitehead Trail (#7), etc.
Trail Highlights
All directions are from Village. The Island is about .7 of a mile wide and 1.7 miles long.The trails are mapped to GPS points recorded in 2006. Monhegan is hilly: time required to walk a trail is greater than that needed on level ground.
About the Trails on the Map:
The trails, running through island woodlands and over cliffs, are on private land; please stay on the trails. Please do not pick wildflowers or uproot plants or moss.
Trails on the map are indicated by number, name, and level of difficulty, and marked at each end and at junctions with white trail numbers on small green blocks of wood on trees. Trails crossing ledges are also marked with cairns (small stacks of stones). Please do not disturb or build cairns.