Vassalboro Town Forest
The parking lot and trail head are conveniently located on Bog Road, next to the Town Garage, and less than 1/2 mile west from the Rt 32/Main St/ Bog Road intersection. Find a trail map on the back side of the entrance sign. The Red Brook Trail begins off the western loop of the Town Forest Trail and offers a 1.1 mile trail extension enabling access to a scenic section of Red Brook.
Mostly level, well maintained trails lead you through a variety of woods and wetlands. A portion of the trail includes the rail bed of the historical narrrow gauge Wiscassette – Waterville line. A portion also is ITS-85 Snowmobile trails. Bring your snowshoes to enjoy in the winter as well.
Kennebec Land trust Properties
Davidson Nature Preserve
Visitors to the 97 acre Davidson Nature Preserve will find winding paths that feature ten acres of blueberry fields, wetlands, and woodlands supporting a diversity of wildlife and plant species. Over seventy species of birds have been identified, so bring your binoculars! Look for the KLT sign, parking lot, and registration box at the wooden gate on the left (west) side of Taber Hill Road, just before Hussey Hill Road. (Source: Kennebec Land Trust)
Vassalboro Wildlife Habitat
Seawards Mills Conservation Area
Seawards Mills Conservation Area
This 366-acre conservation property, once part of a productive farm, features 2200 feet of undeveloped shoreline on Webber Pond, excellent birding, a silky dogwood wetland, and rare swamp white oaks. The main access point for the VWH is the trailhead on the east side of Webber Pond Road. A large wooden KLT sign, parking lot, and registration box mark the beginning of a pleasant one-mile loop trail (just south of the Natanis Golf Course). (Source: Kennebec Land Trust)
Seawards Mills Conservation Area
Seawards Mills Conservation Area
Seawards Mills Conservation Area
For thousands of years Abenaki Indians fished this stream and hunted in the surrounding woodlands on this 44-acre property. Today, this conserved property features 3800 feet of undeveloped frontage on historic Seawards Mills Stream, a mature hemlock forest on the south side of the stream, and 15 acres of agricultural fields. The stream provides a critical alewife passageway between Webber Pond and Three Mile Pond. The parking lot is along the edge of the Seaward Mills Road, 0.2 mile east of the intersection of the Cross Hill Road and Seaward Mills Road.
(Source: Kennebec Land Trust)