This is a short trail that runs briefly along the pretty Pleasant River. One loop wraps around a small wetland. This outer loop around the wetland has some boardwalks that needed repair when I visited. The trails are unmarked, and while the large loop is easy to follow, the shorter loop around the wetland is
This trail theoretically goes from Sebago Lake to Portland, but a chunk of it is not yet complete. So you have to ride along a few roads or walk on abandoned railroad beds. But there is a wonderful system already in place, particularly close to Sebago Lake. There you can ride along a mostly paved
The trails in this area are well connected, with just a few road crossings. In red, in the northwest corner, are Lowell Preserve and the East Windham Conservation Area. On the 700-acres of the East Windham Conservation Area and the 308 acres in the connected Lowell Preserve, you can hike, run, bike, or snowshoe for
This 105-acre preserve, which includes a meadow, forest with old trees, and the origin place of the Black Brook, is protected by the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust. The trail system allows you to do loops of varying size, and there are many benches placed along the way. In all, there’s about 3 miles of trails,
When I visited this 41-acre town preserve, off of Rocklinn Drive, there was a little place to pull over, but no sign for the preserve, just a small sign warning about ticks. You walk down a straight, wide, grassy path through trees to a clearing with abandoned tires, then veer right on a snowmobile trail and
This is a little town park at 79 Presumpscot Rd. that is probably packed in the summer but is really quiet and pretty off-season, from October to May. There is a short waterside trail that leads from the park gate to the sandy beach on the Presumpscot River. Then you can walk back along the paved
Donnabeth Lippman Park trails in green; Deer Hollow/Mud Pond trails in blue; snowmobile/side trail in yellow. This is a fun town-owned park to take kids to because (at least during my visit), there was a little trail with signs along the way exhorting children to mimic the movements of animals, like frogs, kangaroos, and horses.
Deer Hollow/Mud Ponds trails in blue; Donnabeth Lippman Park trails in green; snowmobile/side trail in yellow This is a town preserve, with easy, flat trails that encircle Upper Mud Pond and include a section of boardwalk over the marshy area between the two little ponds. This is a pleasant, watery landscape to explore. From the