- Map/Directions: Google Map
- Accessible by: Bus 9B, Stop: Summit & Curtis St
- Length: 2.5 miles
- Activities: Dogs, biking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, birding
Parking: In addition to the two parking areas indicated on the map, parking is available on-street on Summit St. and Hope. Ave. The trailhead on Overset Rd. gets congested and overcrowded at peak times. Please park in the Hope Ave. lot or on-street in another location during busy times.
The Presumpscot River flows from Sebago Lake to its outlet at Casco Bay. In 2001 Portland Trails and the City of Portland Landbank Commission teamed up with the state’s Land for Maine’s Future program to save this beautiful piece of land along the river by creating a 48-acre public nature preserve.
The trail follows a deep ravine away from the residential neighborhood and into the Preserve. The trail is very steep in places. Boardwalks and bridges pass over wet areas, while allowing for mountain bike access. Once the trail reaches the river’s edge, signs direct the visitor upstream or downstream, both offering spectacular river views. Upstream, the trail features several short loops into wooded, upland areas. That trail continues along the shoreline under the highway overpass for another ¾ mile. Downstream, the trail crosses through property protected by the Falmouth Conservation Trust before it reaches Presumpscot Falls. The trail includes a portage to help paddlers around these swift rapids.
This property is owned collaboratively between the City of Portland, City of Falmouth, Portland Trails and private landowners.
Please respect private property at the end of the trail.
This trail is sponsored by Adopt-A-Trail partners Martin’s Point HealthCare (Presumpscot Falls trailhead), Town & Country Federal Credit Union (Overset Road trailhead), and Southworth Products (Gray Road trailhead).
