This event is postponed due to weather.
You’re invited to the opening of a new section of preserve and a guided walk of the new trails at Sewall Woods Preserve!
When: Postponed due to weather. New date TBD.
Where: Sewall Woods Preserve in Bath
A guided walk will be offered at 9:30am, led by KELT’s Stewardship Coordinator, Dillon Mulhern, who has been working throughout the summer and fall to integrate these trails into the wider Whiskeag Trail system. Mulhern will talk about the preserve extension project and the conservation history of the land. The public is also welcome to walk the new section of trail on a self-guided trek following fresh blazing and signage. The walk on the new trails will be about 1.5 miles.
The 96-acre Sewall Woods Preserve was originally conserved in the summer of 2006. Sewall Woods is just south of Thorne Head Preserve, which together create nearly 200-acres of permanently conserved natural lands open to low impact recreation. The new trails branch off the existing Whiskeag Trail and encompass the recently integrated Sewall Woods extension parcel. This 8-acre parcel was acquired in 2021 after three years of close collaboration with the Bath Housing Development Corporation. The new trails are part of a wider project to upgrade and revitalize sections of the Whiskeag Trail – a popular, five-mile long trail linking Thorne Head Preserve to the Bath YMCA crossing both land trust owned and City of Bath owned properties.
This free event is family friendly and includes light refreshments. A light-rain, snow or shine event, registration is required by clicking the button below or calling 207-442-8400.
To get to Sewall Woods Preserve: Take High Street north from Bath. Left on Whiskeag Road. Enter the parking area through the stone gate posts on the right. Additional parking will be available along High Street as parking is not permitted on Whiskeag Road.
The Whiskeag Trail upgrade project was made possible by the generosity of the LL Bean Maine Land Trust Grant Program, AARP, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Hancock Lumber, and private donors.
Funding for the Sewall Woods extension project was possible thanks to the generous support of Maine Community Foundation’s Maine Land Protection Program and Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund. The Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, in which proceeds from the sale of a dedicated instant lottery ticket, currently Cash Lines, are used to support outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation. For more information about MOHF, go to www.maine.gov/ifw/mohf.
Maine Land Trust Grant Program