A short Boothbay Region Land Trust walk on a 12-acre lot that leads you to the quiet Salt Marsh Cove. You can leave the trail and bushwhack your way to the rock-lined shore and even go for a swim.

The land trust says that at different times in the past, the once bustling commercial cove was home home to salt works, ice works, a brickyard, ferry landing, sawmills and gristmills.

Directions: From the monument in Boothbay Harbor, take Route 27 north for 2.9 miles to River Road. Turn right on River Road and go for 3.2 miles. The preserve and trailhead kiosk is on the right.