QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 29 acres
- Trail Mileage: 1 mile
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: pond
The pinnacle of loveliness of this 29-acre Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust preserve is when you reach the pond, where there is a ledgy area that makes for a wonderful base for swimming and sunning on the flat rock. (But not during loon nesting season, from mid-May to mid-June.) The total distance of this easy trail is a bit over one mile. And if you want to get to the pond as quickly as possible, it’s just a bit more than a quarter mile from the parking area to the pond’s rocky outcrop. Expect roots and rocks.
Directions: You access the preserve at 425 Turner Road, at the southern end of Pemaquid Pond, at a small parking area that can comfortably fit three cars. Here are the land trust directions: From Business Rt. 1 in Damariscotta, turn onto Biscay Road at the traffic light (by McDonalds). Travel 3.0 miles and just after Biscay Pond, turn left on to Turner Road. Follow Turner Road, crossing the causeway between Pemaquid Pond and McCurdy Pond, and continue about 0.6 miles. Look for the preserve sign on the left.
