QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 11 acres
- Trail Mileage: 0.9 miles in system
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: streams, water fountain
These are well constructed, short, easy gravel-covered paths. Sections are even wheelchair accessible (the leg closest to Route 15, Main Street called the John Murphy Trail), but not the whole system. There is a long series of wooden steps up the hill to South Street (Route 172). The path emerges next to the Blue Hill Co-op.
From South Street to Main Street, it’s roughly 0.7 miles. From Parker Pond Road to South Street, it’s approximately 0.5 miles.
There is also an interesting old town water fountain and trough in the parking area off Parker Point Road. According to Maine Memory Net, it was a gift to the town from a resident around the turn of the 20th century, and was made with two levels so both humans and horses, during the buggy era, could drink.
Directions: Parking for the trail system is on Parker Point Road near the old town fountain, 0.3 mile from Main Street.
