Stroll to LA
· hiking
Lindsay picked up a weekend shift in Lewiston and my car wasn’t registered, so no going to the mountains for me. Instead, I decided to see if I could walk to Lewiston before Lindsay’s shift was up. Because why not? I left shortly after she did and began walking back roads toward Lewiston. I nearly turned around at mile 10 when I got a hotspot on my foot and my legs began to ache. But I decided to push on. At mile 20 I laid down for about 10 minutes and elevated my feet on a tree stump. That did the trick, because by mile 22 I came out of the pain cave and the final 10 miles were cruizer. Lindsay ended up picking me up in Auburn. I was maybe an hour shy of reaching Lewiston, which was unfortunate because I had my eye on grabbing a beer at Baxter Brewing.
PORTLAND ROUTE
- Walked down Congress Street to Eastern Promenade Street
- Left on Eastern Promenade Street to Eastern Prom Midslope Trail
- Right on Eastern Prom Midslope Trail to Loring Stairs
- Right on Loring Stairs to Bayside Trail
- Right on Bayside Trail to Back Cove Trail
- Left on Back Cove Trail to Washington Avenue
- Right on Washington Avenue to Presumpscot Street
- Right on Presumpscot Street to Ocean Avenue
- Right on Ocean Avenue to Falmouth
FALMOUTH ROUTE
- Walked down Middle Road to Longwoods Road
- Straight onto Longwoods Road to Cumberland
CUMBERLAND ROUTE
- Walked down Longwoods Road to Main Street
- Straight onto Main Street with break at Greeley High School and on to North Yarmouth
NORTH YARMOUTH ROUTE
- Walked down Cumberland Road to Walnut Hill Road
- Left on Walnut Hill Road to Memorial Highway
- Right on Memorial Highway to Village Square Road
- Left on Village Square Road to Sam Ristich Trail
- Right on Sam Ristich Trail to Oak Hill Road
- Right on Oak Hill Road to Memorial Highway
- Left on Memorial Highway with break at Baston Park to West Pownal Road
- Left on West Pownal Road to Lawrence Road
- Right on Lawrence Road to Pownal
POWNAL ROUTE
- Walked down Lawrence Road with break at Tyron Mountain trailhead to Auburn Pownal Road
- Right on Auburn Pownal Road to Durham
DURHAM ROUTE
- Walked down Auburn Pownal Road to Auburn
AUBURN ROUTE
- Walked down Pownal Road to Fickett Road
- Right on Fickett Road to Sopers Mill Road
- Left on Sopers Mill Road to Penley Corner Road
- Right on Penley Corner Road to Riverside Drive
- Left on Riverside Drive until picked up at Maine Turnpike underpass
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WwvgHMBjeU
STATS
Date: 3 April 2021
Distance: 31.8 miles
Moving Time: 09:05:25
Pace: 17:09/mile
Elevation Gain: 2425′