{"id":3982,"date":"2014-10-06T21:39:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T21:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2014-10-06T21:39:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T21:39:32","slug":"mackworth-island-trail-falmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/06\/mackworth-island-trail-falmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Mackworth Island Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=202253675271375962691.000506aa3d1b45a1708d2&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=43.68907,-70.231776&amp;spn=0.010861,0.018239&amp;z=15&amp;output=embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/cgi-bin\/online\/doc\/parksearch\/details.pl?park_id=57\">The state park on Mackworth Island<\/a> is a place to walk for scenic views, but there&#8217;s so much more here (including people and their dogs \u2014 it&#8217;s a very popular walk). The island is about 100 acres, and the path around its circumference is about 1.5 miles. There are two places where walkers can leave the main path for the shore via short flights of steps, both on the east and west sides of the island. Additionally, there are all-access side paths close to the parking area down to the beautiful sandy beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The island was once owned by Governor Percival Baxter, who must have been an ardent animal lover because he created a pet cemetery for his many Irish setters. Walkers can visit the graveyard by departing from the main path down a short side path. Also at some point fairy lovers took over parts of the trail, and now at the base of dozens of trees you can find creative fairy homes made of sticks, bark, moss and stones. The state park also shares the island with a school that serves deaf children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because this is a state park, you have to pay a small fee to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong> From Rt. 295 headed out of Portland, take your first exit to Falmouth onto Route one. Shortly after crossing the bridge, take a right onto Andrews Ave. There are some parking spots before the causeway and a parking lot for about 20 cars on the island itself at the trailhead. <\/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:66.78931%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"48049\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mackworth-island-trail-falmouth\/mackworth-800-a\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth-800-a.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth-800-a.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.21069%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"48050\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mackworth-island-trail-falmouth\/mackworth-800-b\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth-800-b.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth-800-b.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"67946\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mackworth-island-trail-falmouth\/mackworth-phoebe-swimming\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth-phoebe-swimming.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth-phoebe-swimming.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"48052\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mackworth-island-trail-falmouth\/mackworth1\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth1.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth1.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"48051\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/mackworth-island-trail-falmouth\/mackworth3\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth3.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mackworth3.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state park on Mackworth Island is a place to walk for scenic views, but there&#8217;s so much more here (including people and their dogs \u2014 it&#8217;s a very popular walk). 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