Arnold Family Forest, Blair Addition

A short flat walk to see a quiet little tidal inlet.
Trail Activity
Walking
Length
0.70 miles, Network
Difficulty
Easy
Town
Freeport
Surface
Dirt/Forest Floor
Pets
Permitted
Fees
No

Description

The New England Forestry Foundaiton was the recipient of a beautiful 67-acre property in Freeport Maine. Barbara H. Arnold and her family made a gift of this wooded property at the end of December 2002. The property had been in the Arnold family for three generations and has extensive frontage on Fogg Point and Staples Point Roads, as well as on the Redding Creek feeding into Casco Bay. The family once owned over 200 acres on a point overlooking Casco Bay north of Portland, ME. In 2003, Leo Blair donated an additional 28 acres to this property, which is known as the Blair Addition. The second piece of the forest was donated by Leo Blair in 2003.

The property consists of two major forest types, an oak/pine forest type that is very prevalent in this region of the southern Maine coast, and a white pine plantation. According to Mrs. Arnold, the plantation was established in the mid-1960’s to fill in the runway of an airstrip which her husband, Duncan Arnold, had built in the 1950’s. Mrs. Arnold’s husband owned the Caterpillar Tractor Dealership in Maine, and flew for both business and pleasure.

Trail Manager

Visit the New England Forestry Foundation online for more information or contact:

New England Forestry Foundation

New England Forestry Foundation
PO Box 1346
32 Foster Street
Littleton, MA 01460
Phone: (978) 952-6856
info@newenglandforestry.org

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Trailhead Information

Starting  at exit 17 on Rt. I-295, follow Rt. 1 north for 1.2 miles to South Freeport Road. Turn right onto South Freeport Road, and follow it north for 0.7 miles to Staples Point Road (also called Winslow Park Way). Turn right onto Staples Point Road, and follow it for 0.7 miles. You will see a sign for the forest on your right. 0.3 miles past that is the Blair addition where the trailhead is located.

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lanng
June 13, 2020
Beautiful place. Trail is not well marked and ferns have grown in over the trail so it's hard to see. Cell reception spotty so ended up on a skidder trail and a walk in the woods. Never made it to the end of the actual trail.
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