Ocean Avenue Recreation Area

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This 98 acre former landfill now offers a range of attractive trails and habitats: woods, meadow, wetland, and hilltop.
Trail Activity
Snowshoeing Mountain-biking Cross-country-skiing Walking Hiking
Length
2.50 miles, Network
Difficulty
Easy, Moderate
Towns
Falmouth, Portland
Surface
Dirt/Forest Floor
Pets
Permitted
Fees
No

Description

This former landfill now offers a range of attractive trails, mostly surrounding a steep hill in the center. The path around the grassy hill is wide, level gravel--an easy grade and surface, accessible to many wheelchairs. The smooth, packed dirt path over the hill is steep at the north end. Moderately sloping trails through woods and wetlands are uneven and crisscrossed by tree roots. Open dawn to dusk.

Other Information

The park is owned and managed by the City of Portland, with assistance from Portland Trails. The Quarry Run Dog Park is a popular part Ocean Avenue Recreation Area--a ten-acre off-leash park where dogs can run free.

Trail Manager

Visit Portland Trails online for more information or contact:

Portland Trails
305 Commercial Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 775-2411
info@trails.org

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Trail Tips

Plan Ahead and Prepare
Use common sense. If it seems like a bad idea, it probably is.

Trailhead Information

The main trailhead is located on the north side of ME Route 9/Ocean Avenue near the Presumpscot Street intersection, where a large parking area is available. The trail network can also be accessed from neighborhood streets, including Ray Street, Beauregard Drive, at the intersection of Virginia Street and Maine Avenue, on Charlotte Drive off Ledgewood Drive, and on Copley Woods Circle off Huntington Avenue.

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