Seaduck Point Preserve

This is a heavenly little Maine Coast Heritage Trust preserve with a gorgeous beach at the end. And it doesn’t take much effort to get there!

The there-and-back trail, which the trust pegs at 0.75 miles, is mostly flat and easy, bringing you through spruce forests and “soft, hummocky ground,” lime-green and pink pillows of sphagnum moss, and around interesting rock formations, where you can see large slabs of rock that have cleaved off larger boulders. The trail slightly declines as it gets closer to the beach.

At the end of the trail, you’ll be deposited on a remarkable beach of smooth stones and some sand. The sea makes a satisfying hiss as it sucks at the rocks. The short beach is sided with smooth, pink-toned granite blocks — great for climbing and sunning on.

Directions: (from the land trust) After crossing onto Beals Island, bear left onto Bay View Drive. In 0.2 mile, take a right on Elm Street, and then immediately bear left onto Mill Pond Road. Head past the school and turn left on Bungalow Road in 0.3 mile. Quickly reach intersection and stay left on Seaduck Road. Continue to the parking lot just before the gate (the road beyond the gate is a private way).