QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 500 acres
- Trail Mileage: ~13.5 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: Sebago Lake, ponds, woods, fields
This 500-acre reserve (part of 1,700 protected acres around Sebago Lake) offers a wonderful network of well-marked trails, about 13.5 miles all together. One of the highlights of this area is the little clusters of ponds known as Otter Ponds. These were formed by glacial ice that, once melted, created steep-sided “kettlehole” depressions. The collection of ponds (one is called Half-Moon Pond, another, Snake Pond) are fed by springs, and you’ll find brook trout, bass, and pickerel in them.
This system connects to the long-distance Sebago to the Sea Trail and the Mountain Division Trail. I recommend you check out the lake-to-Windham section. Here’s more info from me.
You must fill out a permit to visit the land, but there is no fee. Dogs are allowed.
Directions: There are several places to park with kiosks. Each kiosk has permits and great trail maps. There is one off of Route 237, between Barstow Road and Route 35 (Chadbourne Road). There’s another off of Route 35, right before the train tracks. You can also pick up the trail at the Portland Water District offices at the intersections of Routes 237 and 35, or at the playing fields further up Route 35.
