QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: Part of long-distance trail
- Trail Mileage: ~1.1-mile loop
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: moderate
- Sights: ["Orbeton Stream"]
Reeds Loop, part of the High Peaks Alliance’s Fly Rod Crosby Trails, is a well-blazed one-mile loop. It includes a flat section along a stone-encrusted stream and its intermittent pools where Atlantic salmon lay their eggs. While we didn’t see any obvious pathway down to the water, we found a swimmable pool just north of the loop along the Fly Road Crosby Trail where we had a satisfying plunge into clear, cold water.
The trail builders have put up signs encouraging hikers to do the loop counterclockwise. This way you can make your way down the gentler descent to the river and return up the steep trail to the ridge, which brings you through forest on fairly level terrain.
Directions: From Rangeley Road/Route 4, turn onto Reed’s Mill Road. Go roughly 4.5 miles, and you’ll see the trailhead kiosk at the edge of a small field. It’s visible from the road. It’s soon after you pass Star Barn Yoga and Center Road on your left. If you reach Reed’s Mill Church, you’ve gone too far!
