Walk Detail for Skolfield Shores Preserve


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Contact Information:
Name of route:
Skolfield Shores Preserve
Name of Managing Group:
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
Contact Person First Name:
Reed
Contact Person Last Name:
Coles
Phone:
( 207 ) 721 - 1121
Website: www.hhltmaine.org
E-mail address:
info@hhltmaine.org
Available maps of the Route:
Trail Maps are available at the trail head.
   
Public Access:  
Private Property:
No
ADA Accessible: No
Dogs allowed on a leash?: Yes
   
Information for Planning a Walk:
Total Route Distance:
Multiple Trails
Approximately 3/4 Mile
Distance markers:
No
Trail configuration:
Route surface:
 
 Yes
  No 
   Partially  
Track:
Sidewalk / Paved:
Wood Chip:
Solid rock:
Gravel or well-drained soil:
Mud or clay soil:
Sand:
Protruding rocks and roots:
Hours of availability:
From: Dawn To: Dusk
Lighting:
No
Plowed in winter:
No
Allowed uses:
pedestrian hiking only, no wheels or motors, hunting, trapping
Additional Amenities:
There are benches at a couple of outlooks onto the head of Middle Bay. A side trail leads to the shore. The extensive mud flats and fringing salt marsh are significant feeding, resting and staging areas for migratory waterfowl and wading birds. Along the shore from the trail, a historic boathouse sits on pilings just below the high water mark.
 
Getting to the Route:
Region: Mid-Coast
Town (closest):
Harpswell
Location in Town:
North Harpswell
Location of Main Trailhead:
The trail head is located 1/4 mile south of the Brunswick/Harpswell town line on the west side of the Harpswell Neck Road (Route 123). Turn onto Skolfield Place and immediately left into the small parking area. The trail starts at the right side of the kiosk. Follow the signs and white trail blazes.
Parking Available: Yes
Directions to Parking:
See above
Bicycle Parking:
No
Driving Directions to Main Trailhead:
See above
Bicycling Directions to Main Trailhead:
See above
   
How to Follow the Route:
Walking directions for following the route:
See above
   
   

 

 



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