Hit the trail!
Pemaquid Watershed Association maintains trails on its four preserves. All of our trails are open to the public for low-impact use. Well-behaved pets are welcome. Please note that the Crooked Farm and Bearce-Allen Preserves are open for hunting in season; hikers are encouraged to be aware of hunting seasons and wear blaze or other brightly colored clothing.

Bearce-Allen Preserve, 40 acres of wooded upland in Bristol.
Driving Directions: From Damariscotta, take the Bristol Road 7.1 miles and turn left on to Sproul Hill Road. Travel 0.2 miles and turn right on to Austin Road. Preserve and trailhead are on the left, with small pullout for parking on the right.

Crooked Farm Preserve, 130-acre natural area with more than a mile of shoreline on the Pemaquid River and Boyd Pond in Pemaquid.
Driving Directions: From Damariscotta, take the Bristol Road 9.9 miles and turn left on to Old County Road at the Bristol Library. Travel 0.8 miles and turn left into the preserve parking area (before the Carpenter’s Boatshop).

Doyle Preserve, 20 acres with Pemaquid Pond frontage in Damariscotta. The First National Bank of Damariscotta sponsors the Doyle Preserve as part of the PWA Adopt-A-Trail Program."
Driving Directions: From Damariscotta, take the Biscay Road (intersects with Business Route 1 at McDonalds) 2 miles and turn left onto Egypt Road (just before Pinkham’s Plantation, a landscaping business located on the right). Travel 1.7 miles and turn right on to Castaway Cove Road. Preserve parking area is 0.1 miles down on the right. Follow trail through cutover woods to educational kiosk and trailhead.

Osborn Finch Wildlife Sanctuary, 11 acres on Waldoboro’s Dutch Neck with 300 feet of Medomak River frontage.
Driving Directions: From Damariscotta, take the Biscay Road to Route 32. Travel north on Route 32 for 6.3 miles and turn right on to Dutch Neck Road. At the fork go left for 2.5 miles. Preserve sign and grass parking area are on the left.