This 142-acre parcel with 5,000 feet of pristine rocky shoreline on Parker Pond was conserved with the support of conservation minded landowners, KLT members, the Land for Maine’s Future Program (LMF) and the Parker Pond Association. The first 100 acres were purchased in 2004. The 42-acre Hodgkins parcel was donated in 2008.
Headland Trail: A 1.5 mile moderately steep trail begins at the end of the Fellows Cove Road at the KLT/PPA registration box. The trail passes through the peninsula’s impressive hemlock forests and along the shoreline, then climbs to ledges which provide an expansive bird’s eye view of the eastern side of Parker Pond. A side trail to the point of the peninsula features a view of the region's foothills.
Headland Point Canoe/Kayak Access: (From the Maine State Boat Launch on the Tower Road in Vienna) A side trail provides access to the Headland Trail and views of the north end of the lake and far foothills. There is a boat launch on the Tower Road at the northeast part of Parker Pond to access the preserve by water.
This trail passes through a property that was acquired in part with funds from the Land for Maine’s Future program. For more information about the LMF program and the places it has helped to protect, please visit the LMF webpage.
Visit the Kennebec Land Trust online for more information or contact:
From ME-17 in Kent’s Hill, take ME-41 north 3.6 miles to the Chimney in West Mt. Vernon. Go 2.5 miles on Sandy River Road to the Sandy River Road parking lot. If necessary, continue 0.3 miles on Sandy River Road to Fellows Cove Road on the right and drive to its end and park by the Fellows Cove Road trailhead. Winter access is from Sandy River Road only.
Please consider parking in the new Sandy River Road lot, and biking or walking to the trailheads on the Fellows Farm or Fellows Cove Roads. If you do plan to park at the Fellows Cove Road lot, please consider visiting during the week rather than on busy weekends. If you plan to hike with others, please use the Sandy River Road lot as a meeting place. Dogs must be kept on a leash while walking on the Fellows Farm and Fellows Cove Roads.
Distance to trailheads from Sandy River Road parking lot:
Please drive slowly on the private Fellows Cove Road to respect neighbors.
Parker Pond Headland Preserve Mud Season Trail Closure
Kennebec Land Trust’s (KLT) Parker Pond Headland Preserve on Fellows Cove Road in Fayette is temporarily closed to hikers during mud season (now – April/May). Currently, the Fellows Cove Road is only open to homeowners to minimize the impacts on the road.
During mud season, KLT recommends hikers visit the nearby Ezra Smith Conservation Area in Mount Vernon, Torsey Pond Nature Preserve or Rosmarin & Saunders Family Forest in Readfield, or Hutchinson Pond in Manchester instead. However, please help take care of all our local trails by staying off them when they are muddy. To find driving directions and more information about these beautiful trails visit KLT’s website, email us, or call (207) 377-2848
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