QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: +400 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~1.3 miles
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy to moderate
- Sights: pool, pollinator garden, forests, meadows, wetlands, brooks
This is an unusual and wonderful preserve to explore. What was a former excavation pit by the parking lot has been transformed by the Kennebunkport Land Trust, many donors, and many volunteers into a bucolic park with easy trails around a spring-fed pool.
The pond is lined with stones and high banks planted with native shrubs for pollinators. There are places to sit and relax, including at a massive stone table. Dogs will enjoy the expansive fenced-in, tree-lined dog park, with a few benches placed throughout for weary dog owners. The dog park is on the left as you drive into the preserve along its dirt-road entryway.
Additionally, you can make a roughly 1.3-mile forested hike in the hundreds of protected acres between Mills Road and Oak Ridge Road. The bigger of the two loops is about 0.8 miles, and the shorter loop accessible at its northwestern tip adds an additional 0.5 miles. Looks like more trails are in the works, as well!
Directions: The address is 406 Mills Road, which the GPS will find on the nose. There is a large rock engraved with Meadow Woods Preserve at the entrance. Turn off Route 9 (Mills Road) and proceed down the long dirt driveway to the parking area, which is close to the pond.
