The Snow Pond Community Trails provide over 2.3 miles of well-maintained trails that travel through a beautifully wooded wetland habitat. In the winter, the trails are groomed for cross-country skiing. A network of connected loops provide options of varying lengths for walkers, bikers, runners, snowshoers and skiers of all ages and abilities. The trails are ideal for bird watching and wildlife photography.
Snow Pond Center for the Arts holds periodic public events that include the trail system. Annual events like the Winter Carnival & Ice Fishing Derby and the Maine Pond Hockey Classic draw thousands, along with the concerts at The Bowl in the Pines amphitheater. Visit the Snow Pond website or Facebook page for details about upcoming events.
For additional information, visit the Snow Pond Center for the Arts website, or contact:
From the north, head south on Middle Road in downtown Oakland. Go 0.6 miles to ME-23 (Pond Road) on the right, and then go 3.4 miles to the Snow Pond Center for the Arts, on Goldenrod Road, on the right.
From Augusta, head north on ME-27 to ME-23 (Pond Road) on the right. Go 7.2 miles on ME-23 to the Snow Pond Center for the Arts, on Goldenrod Road, on the left.
The trailhead is on the east side of Pond Road, directly across the street from the main entrance to the Snow Pond Center for the Arts campus on the west side of the road. There is signage on Pond Road, and parking by the kiosk.
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to access trails, cross the dam while looking for a variety of wildlife and flora; then stay to the left where trail Ys. Indeed as in earlier review the trail is boggy several times to the right and then a grassy swale. But to left the trail is mostly upland (one spot was damp but not wet) along the western shore of the pond created by the dam. Eventually the trail curves westward and follows the shore of a grassy/sedge meadow back southerly to point of beginning (we suggest avoiding side trails if season is wet). An interesting walk for birders and botanists.