QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 178 acres
- Trail Mileage: 0.5 miles in loop
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: rare White Atlantic Cedar, heath
The trail here makes a 0.5-mile loop through forest, northwest of the heath. The large heath is not easily accessible, although the Great Works Regional Land Trust says it’s walkable when frozen.
The habitat supports Wiegand’s sedge, Joe-Pye weed, button sedge, Northern Black Racers, and Spotted and Blandings turtles. These reptiles are threatened by habitat loss and human encroachment.
The trail is pretty and easy, but don’t expect to see a meadow! The preserve is named after “a vaguely identified portion of the heath” shown on Kittery maps from the late 1700s.
Directions: From Rte. 236 in Berwick, travel east on Rte. 9 for 2.1 miles, then turn left onto Old Sanford Rd. and go for 2.4 miles. Turn right onto Diamond Hill Rd. and the parking area is on the right, after about 0.3 miles.
