QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 55 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~2 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: meadow, Negutaquet River, forest
The trails behind North Berwick Primary School are pretty and exuberantly blazed, with large, colorful wooden blocks affixed to trees. The children at this school are so lucky to have such a fabulous property behind them to explore and learn from. There’s a meadow with bird boxes, a shallow river (with a suspension bridge over it), a mature forest, and a sheltered outside classroom.
The paths are wide and easy, although the ones through the meadow were a bit grassy when I visited in early July. The school asks that walkers only visit when school is not in session.
(One thing I noticed was a neighbor had posted every tree bordering the school property with No Trespassing signs — so there were like 100 or more signs. No need to point out the obvious here, but best not to veer off the path onto this property!)
Directions: Parking is behind the North Berwick Primary School on Varney Street, a small street off High Street. The trailhead kiosk is at the northwest corner of the parking area.
