Weir, Commissary, and Dennison Points

Cobscook Shores’ Weir Point Trail in orange; Wildlife Management Area trails in blue.

There are two protected tracts of land on this large, remote peninsula, one by the state’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife department, and one by Cobscook Shores.

On the Commissary Point state land, the best trail is the 1.1-mile Rocky Point loop trail. But trail systems in Wildlife Management Areas are not reliably maintained, so expect a potentially overgrown path. You’ll find the trailhead if you drive down Commissary Point Road all the way past the last farm house to the gate, where there is a place to park on the left. The path includes a couple of places to access the shore, but its high point is a rocky outcrop overlooking the cove. If you are adventurous, you can walk along the old woods road to try to get to the shore past Rocky Point, but the trails don’t appear to be kept up for walkers. 

On the other side of the Rocky Point parking lot is the trail to Weir Point, created by Cobscook Shores. It offers the same amenities as the other parks in the Cobscook Shores system: a well-built trail and wonderful views, especially along the skinny point. Standing on its north side, you can see a long way up Whiting Bay. The bay is tidal, so you might consider timing your walk for high tide, if that is your thing! If you do the whole trail, it’s roughly 2.5 miles.

The other 1.2-mile loop trail off Commissary Point Road is closer to the Cobscook Community Learning Center, and brings you down Dennison Point. If you drive past the center on Commissary Point Road, you’ll see a place to park near a sign for the wildlife management area here. Walk past the gate down the grassy mown path. After 900 feet, you’ll see a little blazed trail to the left. It takes you to a stream and loops back to the caretaker’s cottage (or someone’s cottage). It’s not easy to find the trail from the school’s end. Again, the path might not be in the best shape.

Directions: Take Route 1 to Route 189. Go 1.7 miles east on Route 189. At the sign for the Cobscook Community Learning Center, turn left onto Commissary Point Road. You can park by the Dennison Wildlife Management Area sign on the left or continue past the last house on the right to a small parking lot for the Rocky Point and Weir Point trails.