Salt Pond Trail and Carters Beach Corridor

A half-mile trail through 18 acres of forested land protected by the Frenchman Bay Conservancy brings you to a lovely beach on Frenchman Bay backed by a tidal salt pond.

Additionally, Crabtree Neck Land Trust has preserved 39 more acres in this area, creating a lovely, easy walk to the beach on the unpaved Carters Beach Road. The dirt road is about 0.6 miles long and offers sea views over a hedge of beach roses and other salt air-loving plants. You can park at the side of Carters Beach Road before it turns into gravel.

And Crabtree Neck Land Trust is is working to preserve more acreage along this corridor.

Directions: From Route 1 in Hancock, turn onto Point Road. Travel down Point Road for 3.8 miles to a small turn-off. Alternatively, to start by the beach, continue an additional 0.4 miles on the Point Road until you reach Wharf Road on the left. Drive down Wharf Road, turn left on Bay Avenue and park near the Hancock Point boat house and walk north along Carter’s Beach Road.