{"id":19479,"date":"2018-07-29T20:35:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T20:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=19479"},"modified":"2018-07-29T20:35:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T20:35:40","slug":"otter-brook-preserve-harpswell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/29\/otter-brook-preserve-harpswell\/","title":{"rendered":"Otter Brook Preserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1BQNaeY7Dnb9UJE6hKiNqNgNKbXQ13F56\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This preserve has two loops making up a 1.6-mile trail system. It appears to me, an untrained eye, that the forest here is successional and recovering from harvesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trail meanders along Otter Brook for a ways, which is one of the largest freshwater streams in Harpswell. The freshwater stream, marsh, and pond system is rare in the area, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/hhltmaine.org\/get-outdoors\/otter-brook-preserve\/\">Harpswell Heritage Land Trust<\/a>, and it was important to preserve to help keep Ewing Narrows and Harpswell Cove clean for healthy clams and other marine life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the trail, you&#8217;ll see glimpses of the brook, and there is a viewing spot by the marsh with a bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions:&nbsp;<\/strong>The parking area is at 429 Harpswell Neck Road. From the intersection of Rt 123 and Bath Road at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, follow Rt 123 south for 6.1 miles. 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