{"id":19408,"date":"2018-07-22T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=19408"},"modified":"2018-07-22T16:25:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T16:25:00","slug":"folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/22\/folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Folly Pond in the York Watershed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1puGa9ZX_AuhaUKLZhcQdDCUA5HEVrq_8\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Map above shows Folly Pond loop in blue;<\/strong> Mt. Agamenticus <a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mt-agamenticus-conservation-region-york\/\">trails<\/a> in red; and Highland Farm\/Smelt Brook <a href=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/smelt-brook-and-highland-farm-preserves-york\/\">Preserve<\/a> in yellow. These trails are all connected, mostly via multi-use tracks. I&#8217;m slowly working on making a complete map. AllTrails has a good map of this area.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protected land of the York and Kittery watersheds is a wonderful place to explore, and is connected to large tracts of abutting public lands, like Mt. Agamenticus Conservation Region to the north, and Highland Farm and McIntire Highlands Preserve to the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While most of the trails in the district are wide tracks more suitable for ATVs \u2014 and mountain bikers \u2014 than hikers, there are a few footpaths. A very pretty one is the <strong>3.5-mile loop around Folly Pond<\/strong>; it is half footpath and half wide track. The views are great and while the pond might tempt you, don&#8217;t jump in for a dip! It&#8217;s prohibited and the area is regularly patrolled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access the Folly Pond loop several ways. I parked at the gate on Mountain Road and walked the 0.7 miles in on the access road. You can also get to the pond loop from Mill Lane, Cider Hill Road, or Scituate Road, among other entrances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you walk the Folly Pond loop counter-clockwise, starting from the northern end, you\u2019ll begin on the Yellow Trail for four-wheelers. It&#8217;s easy to find; all the ATV trails are well marked. <em>The footpaths here, however, are not blazed.<\/em> At about 0.9 or so miles along on the Yellow Trail, you will come to a side path that heads in toward the pond. Don\u2019t skip this! It leads out to a pretty bluff with views over the pond. When you are ready to return, you\u2019ll see a little, steep path leading back down to the main track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bit farther along the Yellow Trail, at the far end of the pond, a side trail again heads off to the left. The Yellow Trail continues straight. This is a good shortcut to take \u2014&nbsp;it\u2019s not blazed but is easy to follow. It\u2019ll connect back to the main path after about 0.4 miles. A little farther on from this point, you\u2019ll reach lower Folly Pond and the dam. Cross the brook below the dam to find the footpath. The footpath is not marked but is well used and easy to follow. The friendly York police officer who patrols the watershed told me that there is another footpath that splits off to the right close to the dam that circles Middle Pond (also called Lower Folly Pond). I\u2019ll return one day to check this out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the ATV tracks throughout this water district area are blazed. You can pick up a <a href=\"https:\/\/kitterywater.org\/v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Wshed-Brochure-2013-new-map.pdf\">map<\/a> of these at the Mountain Road trailhead. The protected town watershed area also connects to the Highland Farm Preserve and McIntire Highlands Preserve, and is across the street from the Mount Agamenticus trail system, so there\u2019s lots of walking to be done! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alltrails.com\/explore?b_tl_lat=43.247578492918294&amp;b_tl_lng=-70.77564239501953&amp;b_br_lat=43.16512263158296&amp;b_br_lng=-70.58406829833983\">Alltrails has a great map<\/a> of the network of the tracks and trails around here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions:&nbsp;<\/strong>The Mountain Road access road is across the street from the Center for Wildlife, at 385 Mountain Road. Park outside the gate and make sure you don&#8217;t block it. You can pick up maps here. You can also enter via Mill Lane, Cider Hill Road, and Scituate Road.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:53.08779%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1067\" data-id=\"19410\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york\/follypond3\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/follypond3-768x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/follypond3-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:46.91221%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"19412\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york\/follypond2\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/follypond2.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/follypond2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"19414\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york\/follypond4\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/follypond4.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/follypond4.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:100.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"221\" data-id=\"19416\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york\/follypond1\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/follypond1.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/follypond1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:100.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1035\" data-id=\"19417\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york\/wshed-brochure-2018-new-pet-notice\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Wshed-Brochure-2018-new-pet-notice-791x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Wshed-Brochure-2018-new-pet-notice-791x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Map above shows Folly Pond loop in blue; Mt. 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The protected land of the York and Kittery watersheds is<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/22\/folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[314,382],"class_list":["post-19408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-york","tag-atv","tag-pond"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Folly Pond in the York Watershed - Maine by Foot<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/22\/folly-pond-in-the-york-watershed-york\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Folly Pond in the York Watershed - Maine by Foot\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Map above shows Folly Pond loop in blue; Mt. 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