Flowing North Preserve is located at the very end of Sawyer Road, off Bald Hill Road in New Gloucester. Visitors may park at the very end of Sawyer Road and walk straight ahead onto the old road toward the river banks. Road access to the end of Sawyer Road depends upon seasonal maintenance; it may not be regularly maintained in spring and winter. Even in summer, the road has very soft sand. The preserve has very limited signs or kiosks.
In 2018 neighbors installed a road sign that can confuse; neighbors are working to discourage ATV traffic on the road. RRCT does have the right to invite the public to drive on Sawyer Road to RRCT’s land. However, please respect the very poor condition of the road and please give all courtesies to neighbors.
Once on the land, access requires walking down a steep slope to explore old roads; there are no marked trails. This is not a good parcel for a casual stroll due to the lack of trails. But there are delightful adventures like walking up the river banks toward rips, water falls, streams, and floodplains. Or crossing the river on a log to wander aimlessly up a small meandering floodplain tributary. The river is not suitable for boats on this stretch.
In 2018, the Maine Woodland Owners Land Trust (MWO) acquired abutting land, upriver from RRCT’s land and continuing upriver to Bald Hill Road (the Cemetery). MWO does not post its property, but parking on Bald Hill Road is not allowed. Parking at the Fairgrounds allows off-trail access down the river’s western banks, across MWO’s property through steep woods, to RRCT’s land.
GPS Address: 60 Sawyer Rd, New Gloucester, ME 04260
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