Land Trust
Properties
BRLT properties are open to the public for quiet, low impact activities. Overnight camping, fires and motorized vehicles are not allowed on most properties. Please keep dogs under control and take litter home. Property Map
COLBY WILDLIFE PRESERVE
River Road, East Edgecomb
The Colby Wildlife Preserve is a 12-acre parcel on Salt Marsh Cove on the Damariscotta River. Rich in history, this cove once was the site of saltworks, iceworks, a brickyard, ferry landing, sawmills, and gristmills. Now in its natural state, the Salt Marsh Cove is of environmental importance to the health of the Damariscotta River. Follow the old road 0.3 miles to Salt Marsh Cove. The loop trail is 0.6 miles long.
Colby Wildlife Preserve Trail Guide
Directions: From the monument in Boothbay Center, travel north on Route 27, proceed 2.9 miles to River Road. Turn right on River Road and travel 3.2 miles. The Colby Preserve is on your right.
GREGORY HIKING TRAIL
Sawyers Island, Boothbay
A 20-acre preserve with a beautiful 0.8-mile loop trail along the Back River. Please stay on the designated trails. This is private property and the BRLT has permission for the trail's use thanks to the generosity of the owner, Dorothy Gregory.
Directions: Traveling north on Route 27; take a left at the monument in Boothbay Center onto Corey Lane. Proceed 0.3 of a mile. Bear right at the fork onto Barters Island Road and travel 1.7 miles, crossing one bridge; then take a left onto Sawyers Island Road. Proceed 0.5 miles and turn left at the BRLT sign. There is a small parking area on your right.
LINEKIN PRESERVE
Route 96, East Boothbay
The Linekin Preserve is a 94.6-acre parcel stretching from Route 96 to the Damariscotta River. The property includes 651 feet of river frontage and 2.3 miles of hiking trails. The Levison family donated its property so that the public could continue to enjoy it. This is the most challenging of BRLT trails and is very steep in places.
Directions: From Route 27 in Boothbay Harbor, take Route 96 and proceed 3.8 miles. The Linekin Preserve parking area is on the left.
LOBSTER COVE MEADOW
Eastern Avenue, Boothbay Harbor
Lobster Cove Meadow is a 46.8-acre property rich in wildlife habitat that stretches from Rt. 96 nearly to Lobster Cove Road. The meadow is believed to be part of a glacial outwash that reaches from Pleasant Cove on the Damariscotta River to Lobster Cove in Linekin Bay, and has extensive wetlands, fields and forested uplands. More than 100 species of migratory and nesting birds have been identified on the property. There is a beaver dam at the southern end and moose and deer visit the property. Some recreational uses include hiking, bird watching, cross country skiing and hunting. Short sections of the hiking trail are moderately steep, but the old road offers an easy walk. ATVs may be used on marked trails only.
Lobster Cove Meadow Trail Guide
Directions: From the junction of Routes 27 and 96 in Boothbay Harbor, take Route 96 and proceed about 0.3 miles to Eastern Avenue. Turn right on Eastern Avenue and in less than 0.1 miles you will see parking and a BRLT sign on your left. From the parking area follow the trail signs to the BRLT property. Please stay on the trail and respect the privacy of the abutting home owners.
MARSHALL E. SAUNDERS MEMORIAL PARK
Pleasant Cove Road, Boothbay
The Marshall E. Saunders Memorial Park is a 22.5-acre parcel on the Damariscotta River located where the Kelley Brook flows into Pleasant Cove. There is a .73-mile loop trail that goes past Kelley Brook, once the site of a sawmill and brickyard. "Yellow" and "blue" trails cross a foot bridge to a scenic beaver pond. The "yellow" trail connects with the loop trail on both ends.
Marshall E. Saunders Memorial Park Trail Guide
Directions: At the traffic light in Boothbay Harbor take Route 96 and proceed 0.9 miles. Turn left on Back Narrows Road and travel 3 miles to the stop sign at the intersection with Pleasant Cove Road. There is a small parking area directly across from the stop sign.
OVENS MOUTH PRESERVE
Dover Road Extension, Boothbay
The Ovens Mouth Preserve is a unique 146-acre parcel of scenic shoreline bordered by swift tidal water, quiet coves, and salt marshes. Of the three Boothbay peninsulas at Ovens Mouth, the preserve includes the middle and eastern peninsulas. There are 1.6 miles of hiking trails on the east peninsula and 3.1 miles of hiking trails on the west peninsula. The west peninsula is a more strenuous hike. The two peninsulas are connected by a bridge.
Barbara Rumsey has written an article about the history of Oven's Mouth.
Oven's Mouth Hiking Trail Guide
Directions: From the monument in Boothbay Center, travel north on Route 27 for 1.7 miles; take a left on Adams Pond Road. Bearing right at the fork on to Dover Road, proceed 2.2 miles. Bearing right at the junction onto the Dover Road Extension and proceeding to the end of the tar road takes you to the 46-acre east peninsula where there is parking on the left. Bearing left at the junction and continuing .15 miles on Dover Cross Road takes you to the 100-acre west peninsula where there is a parking area on the right.
PENNY LAKE PRESERVE
Route 27, Boothbay Harbor
Penny Lake Preserve is a freshwater wetland with adjoining wetlands and field. The preserve includes a 19-acre parcel purchased from the McKennys, a 10-acre parcel donated by Tom and Richard Wilson, a 25-acre conservation easement donated by St. Andrews village, and trail easements donated by Steve and Richard Malcom and St. Andrews Village. The loop hiking trail is 0.55 miles long.
Barbara Rumsey has written an article about the history of Penny Lake.
Penny Lake Preserve Trail Guide
Directions: From the monument in Boothbay Center, travel south on Route 27 approximately 1.0 mile. Turn right into the Carousel Theatre parking lot. Proceed straight through the Carousel parking lot leaving the theatre on your left and park on the left in the BRLT lot.
PORTER PRESERVE
Barters Island, Boothbay
The Porter Preserve is a 19-acre wooded shore property including a small offshore island and a beach. There are lovely southern views of the Sheepscot River and a 0.86-mile loop trail.
Directions: Travel north on Route 27; take a left at the monument in Boothbay Center onto Corey Lane. Proceed 0.3 miles. Bear right at the fork onto Barters Island Road and travel 2.2 miles crossing two bridges; then take a left on Kimballtown Road. Proceed 0.5 miles and turn left at the fork onto a dirt road. The Porter Preserve is 0.1 miles up the dirt road on the right. There is a small parking area on your right just beyond the cemetery. Please do not block the road as it is used by other property owners.
SCHOOLHOUSE POND
Barters Island, Boothbay
This 42-acre preserve has 1.7 miles of loop trails through the woods that include a variety of wild flowers, a mixed forest, interesting rock formations, and a beautiful old stone wall.
Schoolhouse Pond Preserve Trail Guide
Directions: From Boothbay Harbor, travel north on Route 27; take a left at the monument in Boothbay Center onto Corey Lane. Proceed 0.3 of a mile. Bear right at the fork onto Barters Island Road and travel 2.1 miles, crossing two bridges; turn right onto the East Side Road. Travel 1.9 miles and the Schoolhouse Pond Preserve is on your left.
SINGING MEADOWS
Cross Point Road, Edgecomb
Singing Meadows is a 16-acre hardwood-rimmed field, once part of an old salt-water farm. The meadow is a haven for a wide variety of wildlife, including white-tailed deer, fox and moose. The crickets, katydids, grasshoppers and cicadas add their "voices" to the amphibians' croaking and the birds' songs, making this truly a Singing Meadow. A trail is kept mowed through the field.
Directions: From the monument in Boothbay Center, travel north on route 27 for 8 miles. Turn left onto the Eddy Road and travel 0.5 miles. Turn left onto the Cross-Point Road Road, and Singing Meadows is 0.3 miles on your right.
ZAK
PRESERVE
Route 27, Boothbay
The 206 acre preserve includes a large fenced in meadow, and 1.8 miles of trail paralleling Wildcat Creek across the peninsula almost to the River Road.
Directions: From Boothbay Harbor, travel north on Rte 27. From the monument in Boothbay Center, continue north on Rte 27 for 4.1 miles. The Zak Preserve driveway and large parking lot are on the right.
Wildlife Habitat Protection
The protection of wildlife habitats takes a high priority in the Boothbay Region Land Trust's mission. Please help us protect these nesting seabirds and wading birds by not disturbing them during nesting season (April 1 through July 31).
LOWER MARK
ISLAND
Lower Mark Island, at the tip of Newagen, is a nine-acre nationally significant
seabird and wading bird nesting island for great blue herons, common eiders, and
great black-backed and herring gulls. The great blue heron rookery is increasing
at a time when herons are declining in Maine.
WHITE
ISLANDS
The White Islands in Boothbay Harbor are recognized as a nationally significant
habitat for eider ducks, guillemots, black-crowned night herons and black-backed
and herring gulls. They are also an important autumn flyway stopover for
migratory birds and monarch butterflies. Inner White is owned by the BRLT. Outer
White was purchased by the BRLT, Damariscotta River Association, and the Maine
Coast Heritage Trust in 1994 and in 1995 became part of Petit Manan National
Wildlife Refuge.
Historic
Sites
ADAMS MILL
Adams Mill, a 1.7-acre wooded parcel on Adams Brook, is the site of an early
1700s mill, which was powered by an undershot water wheel.
LITTLE
RIVER DAM
Little River Dam in East Boothbay is a 500-foot long dam with a concrete and
stone core that forms Glen Cove. The center sluiceway lets the tide in and out,
raising and lowering water in Glen Cove about 3 to 4 feet -- tide is 9 to 10
feet in Little River.
Prehistoric Sites
INDIANTOWN
ISLAND
Indiantown Island, on the Sheepscot River, is a 60-acre, mile-long island with
approximately 9,000 feet of shoreline and diverse natural resources: coastline,
wetlands, mud flats, old growth trees, and prehistoric sites. Visitors and
naturalists have observed eagles, black-crowned night herons, great blue herons,
ospreys, owls, and white-tailed deer on the island.
The BRLT owns the northern half of Indiantown Island and holds a conservation easement on the southern half that allows for one single-family residence. There are two miles of trails on the island. While visiting this island, please respect the owner's privacy. The island was the site of archaeological digs in 1995 and 1996. A report on the project is available at the Land Trust's office.
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