This flight plan is 428 nautical miles, so if you're going low and slow, you might enjoy breaking it up over a couple of days. There's no shortage of airports on the route at which to stop for a breather. This isn't a bush trip-style upload; it's just for following along in Little Navmap or SkyVector, or you can load it from the World Map and let autopilot do the work.

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We depart from Sanford Regional (KSFM) and fly southeast for our first POI. We have super-duper special permission to enter the only prohibited airspace on the east coast north of the capital, to fly over the Bush Compound at Walker’s Point, Kennebunkport, current summer retreat of George W and family.

From there, it’s north towards the Old Port of Portland, where you can view the wharves and, on Munjoy Hill in the north of the peninsula, its observatory, built in 1807, the only known surviving tower of its type in the country. (Portland is a photogrammetry city, so you might want to enable the setting if it isn't already on.)

Turning northeast again, we fly over the islands of Casco Bay, before turning northwest as we head towards the Desert of Maine, a geological anomaly for the area – having glacial sand dunes surrounded by a coastal forest.

Heading north for about 60 miles, we pass over Maine’s ski country en route to the Rangeley Lakes, a popular camping area. Another stretch of skiing area is ahead of us as we turn towards Sugarloaf Mountain (4,237 ft / 1,291 m).

After flying over Moosehead Lake, we follow part of the Appalachian Trail as we head towards Mount Katahdin (5,269 ft / 1,606 m) in Baxter State Park.

We begin to wind our way south again with a 100-mile flight (I didn’t mention how expansive Maine is, did I?) to Acadia National Park. If it’s an option, you can land at Stonington Municipal (93B) and tack on JulesAltis’ Acadia National Park flight plan (85 nautical miles).

If you’re carrying on, it’s southbound along the coast, taking in Camden and Rockport and the countless miles of jagged coastline.

Our tour ends at Portland International Jetport (KPWM).

Lobster, anyone? I won't fight you for it.