QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 57 acres
- Trail Mileage: 0.5-mile one way
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: Youngs Bay, spartina saltmarsh
A half-mile, flat and easy trail brings you to the edge of a wide marsh on this 57-acre Maine Coast Heritage preserve. When I visited, the path had been well used by clammers to access the mudflats.
The path will pass a small shed-like house before reaching a small, high clearing with a picnic table. I walked out on the marsh and to the small island to extend my walk. Additionally, you can explore the other shore, which has a 0.2-mile “rustic” trail. I chose not to to avoid walking the short distance along Route 1.
Directions: (From the land trust) From the US Post Office in Hancock, follow Route 1 west 0.7 mile and then turn left onto Old Route 1 (immediately after crossing Carrying Place Inlet). Drive 0.1 mile to the preserve’s small parking area on the left. The small parking lot has room for about three cars.
