Posted on December 23, 2019 and last updated on April 24, 2024

Cosima’s Preserve, Bristol

QUICK TRAIL FACTS

  • Preserve Size: 44.5 acres
  • Trail Mileage: 1-mile loop
  • Pets: yes
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Sights: Pemaquid River, Campbell’s Swamp Brook

The trail map to this 44.5-acre preserve includes a wonderful riverside ledge — and a possibly good perch for swimming in the summer. It is flat, relatively big, and looks out over a pretty spot of the Pemaquid River. The land trust recommends bringing a picnic.

The loop trail is easy, but you do walk down a fairly long hill from the trailhead to reach the ledge (and future boat landing site). The distance from parking area to rive is 0.4 miles.

Directions: Cosima’s Preserve is located at 460 Benner Road in Bristol. From Damariscotta, travel 2.7 miles east on Biscay Road. Take a right onto Lessner Road. After 2.1 miles, look for a small wooded parking area on the right.

Let me know if you have any trail updates or corrections!