Category: Preserves/Trails

Located on Peacock Hill Road in New Gloucester near the Auburn City Line, this 67-acre forest does not yet included developed parking or trails.  More info.

The 147-acre Thayer Brook Preserve was acquired in April 2022. Trails are open with new trailhead parking on Ramsdell Road planned for late 2022. More Info.

Maine Woodland Owners (MWO) land trust owns nearly 2000 acres in New Gloucester known as the Chandler Lands, as well as a smaller parcel in New Gloucester and a small parcel in Gray.  MWO land is managed for timber.  Public access is allowed, but not developed.

Click here to go directly to the MWO Chandler webpage.

Click here to see all of MWO’s properties in Gray, New Gloucester, and Cumberland County.

The Cousins River Fields and Marsh will become a preserve in late 2022 when Maine Coast Heritage Trust closes on the property. Royal River Conservation Trust and Freeport Conservation Trust worked alongside Maine Coast Heritage Trust to raise the funds to conserve this 82-acre parcel. For more information visit: Cousins River Fields and Marsh

This 16-acre subdivision open space parcel with frontage on Long Hill Road in North Yarmouth has no trails.  It is managed for ecology and wildlife.  Preserve information here.