At this large preserve, which includes tracts of protected land along Lower and Upper West Bay Ponds, you can follow a meandering trail system that brings you through a cedar swamp and to a beaver pond. According to my GPS, the outer-most loop trail is about 1.7 miles; the inner loop just a bit shorter,
Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s preserve in Gouldsboro encompasses 980 acres of protected land around the 192-acre Forbes Pond and adjoining freshwater wetland. There are two trail systems on the east and west side of the pond (which don’t link up). The west side has more developed infrastructure, with a parking area for several cars (surrounded
You can explore two parts of the land here: the northern heath, which has a 1.3-mile trail, and the southern section, where you can reach an observation deck overlooking the vast and striking bog after walking along a flat 0.2-mile berm. This heath is a National Wildlife Refuge. It might be advisable to wear rubber
If you don’t have time to do both loops at this 65-acre preserve, I’d do the Jones Cove trail. It is a touch steep walking down the trail to the shore, but the half-mile rocky beach is really beautiful, with views of islands and the mountains of Acadia. On the Flanders Bay side, you will
There are two trails here, departing from opposite ends of the parking lot. If you don’t have much time I recommend the 0.8-mile (one way) Salt Marsh Trail, which has two observation platforms with views over the marsh. Both trails are well marked and take you through beautiful forest. The 1-mile Frances Wood trail skirts