QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 10 acres
- Trail Mileage: 0.25 miles one way
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: field, Damariscotta River, tombolo
Huston Landing offers a short walk from the roadside parking spot through a small blueberry patch and down a sloping bank to wonderful river views. Two benches have been set up at overlooks, where you can check out the small tombolo, which refers to the spit of land that connects a small island to the mainland. (The land trust asks that people don’t walk on the tombolo or down to the shore to protect the area from erosion.)
The small preserve is protected by the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust. According to Maine Trail Finder, Huston Landing is named for the spot where, in 1740, the Huston family settled after landing just to the south.
Directions: From US Route 1 in Damariscotta head south on ME Route 129 for 1.6 miles. A preserve sign marks a small pull-off on the right, with room for just two, maybe three cars.
