QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 16 acres
- Trail Mileage: 1.0 mile in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: hay fields, Lubec, Pirates Cove, Johnson Bay
Of all the Cobscook Shore properties, Old Farm Point and Reynolds Point appear to be the most popular with visitors. And it’s obvious why!
Old Farm Point includes accessible mown and gravel paths that circle around a large hay field, bringing you to a grassy, rolling fields (the terrain here seems perfect for kids who are into rolling down hills). The trails included places to sit and take in the view of ducks in Johnson Bay and the houses that dot the ridge-line of Lubec town. Stairs bring you down to the small cove.
Like all the Cobscook Shores properties, this one includes lots of information about the park on its trailhead kiosk, well-tended trails, a delightful timber-frame pavilion with screens, benches, picnic tables, and many views.
I won’t be able to adequately describe the colors visible in the fields at the start of the walk, especially if you happen to come when the sun is low. The meadow with its abundant grasses and wildflowers, was a tapestry of purples, oranges, greens, browns and yellows when we visited. Probably only a painter could portray it accurately! A camera has a harder time.
Directions: The parking area and trailhead kiosk are 0.3 miles on the right after turning off Route 189 onto North Lubec Road.
