Colby College | Dean of Students | COOT Trips

Acadia Exploration A/B

Mount Desert Island is the location for this excursion trip. Located along the rugged coast of Maine... more >>

Acadia National Park Trailwork

This trip is for students interested in doing volunteer trailwork while on COOT^2more >>

Attean Lake

Located in Northwestern Maine, this trip includes both lake and stream paddling and is easy to moder... more >>

Baldpate A/B

Located just across the valley from Maine’s 3rd highest mountain, this trip is structured for ... more >>

Barren Chairback A/B

This trip is structured for those participants who will be comfortable hiking in the north Maine Woo... more >>

Baxter State Park Trailwork

Located in the north central portion of Maine, Baxter Park is home to the state's highest mountain, ... more >>

Civil Service A/B

This is a service based trip located on Swans Island near Richmond, Maine. Accommodations include te... more >>

Coastal A/B

Coastal A will be located in South Freeport, Maine at Recompence Campground:
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Downeaster

This trip will be staying at Sunset campground located in Harrington, Maine:
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East Outlet

Located in Northwestern Maine, this trip includes both lake and stream paddling and is easy to moder... more >>

EcoFocus

This trip will spend the entire duration exploring some wonderful natural areas surrounding Great Po... more >>

Fishing/Fly-fishing

Great Pond, Maine is a wonderful location to learn both spin-casting and fly-casting with your COOT<... more >>

Flagstaff-Bigelow Combination A/B

This trip requires experience in canoeing and backpacking. Located on Flagstaff lake and the Bigelow... more >>

Gardiner Pond

This excursion trip will visit areas in the mid-coast region of Maine. There will be access to commo... more >>

Gilead A/B

These base camp trips are located in the White Mountain National Forest in Western, Maine. Participa... more >>

Goose Eye

This trip is structured for those participants who will be comfortable hiking on the Appalachian Tra... more >>

Improv Theater

This trip provides a theatrical outlet for those interested in a less intense outdoor trip. Trip loc... more >>

Intro-White Water Kayaking

Participants should be comfortable with camping outdoors and some access to amenities. Activities wi... more >>

Katahdin A/B

These base camp trips are located in the Baxter State Park in Northern Maine. Katahdin is Maine's hi... more >>

Kennebec River

The Kennebec River is slightly less difficult and remote than the Moose River trip. Some quick water... more >>

Mahoosuc Notch

Long considered the hardest portion of the entire 2,000+ mile Appalachian Trail, this trip is struct... more >>

Moxie Bald A/B

This trip is structured for those participants who will be comfortable hiking on the Appalachian Tra... more >>

Mt. Blue A/B

These base camp trips are located in the mountains of western Maine. Participants should be comforta... more >>

NEOC A/B

These base camp trips are located in Caratunk, Maine. Participants should be comfortable with c... more >>

Outdoor Leadership

These trips are located close to Colby at the Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset, ME. Students will wo... more >>

Painting/ Photography

Indulge your creative side and visit the mid-coast area with your COOT leaders to learn more about p... more >>

Rangeley A/B

These base camp trips are located in Rangeley, Maine. Participants should be comfortable with campin... more >>

Reality Theater

Here is a chance to travel around the mid-coast Maine area and try your hand at filming. The ultimat... more >>

Road Biking

COOT's only road bike trip covers some lovely county between Colby College and the seacoast town of ... more >>

Rock Climbing

Come visit Acadia National Park and learn to rock climb. This trip will be guided by Acadia Mountain... more >>

Roundtop A/B

This trip is structured for those participants who will be comfortable hiking on the Appalachian Tra... more >>

Saco River

The Saco River is an easy canoe trip with no rapids and generally warm water at this time of the sea... more >>

Sailing (NEW)

Experience the coast of Maine by sailing with your COOT leaders and staff from the Chewonki Foundati... more >>

Sea Kayaking

Located in Brookings Bay in the mid-coast area of Maine, the sea kayaking trip can be a strenuous tr... more >>

Sugarloaf A/B

This trip to Maine's second-highest mountain is structured for those participants who will be comfor... more >>

Upper Richardson A/B

These two canoe trips are located in the far Northwestern portion of the state. They are a more diff... more >>

West Outlet

Located on the western shore of Moosehead Lake (Maine’s largest lake), this trip includes easy... more >>