QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: 150 acres
- Trail Mileage: 1.2 miles in network
- Pets: yes
- Difficulty: easy
- Sights: Spurwink Marsh, fields, old cemetery, old orchard
(Spurwink trails in red; Gull Crest trails in blue, Town Center and Willow Brook trails in orange, Runaway Farm trails in yellow)
This is a beautiful place with expansive views, as the preserve borders the Spurwink Marsh and includes an open meadow. And once you know where you can enter the 150-acre preserve, it is easy to find.
The trails through the meadows are mown and easy to follow. Dogs are allowed but they should be leashed to protect nesting birds.
There was no trail kiosk when I visited, but there were several access points. The easiest one to spot is across the street from the water treatment plant. The other option is to park at the Gull Crest fields parking lot and walk a bit down the road to the trailhead across the street.
Directions: According to the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, parking for the Spurwink Trail is directly across from the water treatment plant on Spurwink Avenue or at the pump station also on the west side of Spurwink Ave., or at the top of the hill next to the Gull Crest Fields entrance.
