QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 21 acres
- Trail Mileage: 0.7 miles one way
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: woods
The trails in this area are well connected, with just a few road crossings. In my map above, Falmouth Town Forest is in dark blue/purple.
This little wooded trail in the town forest connects to a vast network of trails that sprawls throughout Falmouth, Cumberland, North Yarmouth, and Windham. The land trust has done a remarkable job of making it possible to walk or ride a mountain bike for several uninterrupted miles. The town forest links Hadlock Forest and Falmouth Community Park.
The trail in the Falmouth Town Forest is well marked and mostly flat. Part of the trail runs along the side of a deep little gulch, and, where the path connects to Falmouth Community Park, dips down into it. At this point, you must make your way down the steep side of the ravine to a little stream and to the intersection with a loop trail in the Community Park. If you are continuing your walk, and take the left, you’ll briefly emerge on someone’s lawn! Stick to the edge of the forest and you’ll quickly re-enter the forest.
From the trailhead on Winn Road, the path is about 0.7 miles to the ravine and Community Park connector trail. The loop is about 0.5 miles.
Directions: From Route 9, take a left on Winn Road. Go 1.7 miles and the trailhead will be on your left. Parking is along the roadside. The trailhead to Hadlock Forest is on the right.
