Sawyer Mountain Highlands

I’m consistently impressed by the seemingly endless number of hiking trails in Maine. On a recent day off, and after some quick googling, we came across this trail and decided to try it out.
There’s a small parking area on 117 in Limington and you can hike up from the Limerick side of the mountain as well. The hike is pretty rocky, and steep in some parts, but evens out in spots for a very pleasant experience overall. I think it was 1.8 miles to the summit. There are a few small cemeteries and foundations of buildings that used to stand on the mountain.
On a Sunday in November our trip was a pretty quiet one. We ran into one other couple and a geocacher on his way down who was nice enough to give us the basics of geocaching and point us in the right direction to find the box hidden on the hill, which made for some extra excitement when we reached the summit.
The one downside to this hike was that whoever owns the neighboring property seemed to be really unhappy that the trails were open to the public. There were several unfriendly signs that indicated the neighbors were not fans of the Francis Small Heritage Trust that owns the trail. We didn’t actually see anyone, and I’m pretty happy about that.
This would be a great spot in nicer weather; it was too foggy for us to have much of a view but I bet it’s a good one. Would be a great spot for a picnic.