Ownership
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust (CELT)
Location
On the Spurwink River, south of Scott Dyer Road and north of the town’s property at Gull Crest. Get directions to Willow Brook here.
Access
Access is available from the Town Center trail, from behind the Cape Elizabeth High School, or immediately south of Starboard Drive off Spurwink Avenue.
Description/History
This level and easy-to-follow trail provides wonderful views of the Spurwink Marsh through open fields with scattered oak groves and long-abandoned crabapple and apple trees. Pheasant, herons, owls, and hawks are often seen along this trail. This trail also leads to the Spurwink Bridge across the Spurwink Marsh and serves as an integral connection to the Gull Crest trail system.
Cape Elizabeth High School biology students monitor 5 data collection sites on the marsh: 2 water sites and 3 soil pore sites. The water sites document the temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved Oxygen, and Nitrogen levels. The soil pore sites document the salinity. Take a look to see measured changes over time.
Rules
Please cherish and help care for this natural preserve. Limit trail use to daytime hours only. Carry out all waste and stay on marked trails.
Please, no:
- Foraging
- commercial use of property
- motorized vehicles
- fires and camping
- hunting
- alcoholic beverages and illegal substances
*Notice for Dog Owners
Please keep dogs within sight at all times and remove all dog waste. Please keep dogs out of sensitive habitat areas. No commercial dog walking at any time. Reminder: Maine Law requires dog license and rabies tag on collar at all times.
Date Protected
1986, 1990
