Simon Trail

Lamoine, Maine
GPS coordinates: 44.493230756654, -68.309660958895

Trail Details

trail length:
1 mile
difficulty level:
Easy
type of trail:
Loop
ocean access:
No
hunting:
No
paddling:
No
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This 1-mile woodland trail is on an easement on private land. There is an abundance of very large pine along with a variety of ferns, mosses and mushrooms. This trail is a great choice for snowshoeing!

Check out FBC’s newest self-guided hike: Learn About Ferns, a guide to 14 ferns you can find at Simon Trail. 

Trail Description

This flat 1.1 mile wooded loop trail is located on a lush 70-acre property protected by conservation easement.

Directions

On coastal Rte 1N in Ellsworth, turn right on Douglas Highway (Rt 184) and drive 2.8  miles.  Immediate past the Lamoine Town Hall turn left on Pinkam’s Flats Road (Rt 204 which becomes Partridge Cove Rd) and drive 2.3 miles to the Simon Trail parking lot on the right.

Activities

Self-Guided Fern Hike at Simon Trail Self-Guided Fern Hike at Simon Trail Learn About Ferns is a guide to 14 ferns you can find at Simon Trail in Lamoine.   Pick up a laminated Fern booklet from... Read More
Field Observations with Maine Outdoor School Field Observations with Maine Outdoor School   Join Hazel Stark from Maine Outdoor School as she teaches you how to test your observation skills and memory at Frances B. Wood Preserve... Read More
Fairy House Trail Fairy House Trail FBC’s preserves are now home to a new, rare species—fairies have moved into the FB Wood & Jordan Homestead preserves! Fairies live in special houses... Read More
Ecosystem Exploration with Maine Outdoor School Ecosystem Exploration with Maine Outdoor School   Join Hazel Stark from Maine Outdoor School as she explores and compares a wet and dry ecosystem at Jordan Homestead Preserve in Ellsworth! Follow... Read More
FBC Coloring & Activity Pages FBC Coloring & Activity Pages There’s so much for kids to discover and explore outdoors! These coloring & activity pages were created for FBC by Maine Master Naturalist Kenyon Grant. Coloring... Read More
Baker Hill Scavenger Hunt Baker Hill Scavenger Hunt FBC has devised a scavenger hunt to help you spot some of the most notable flora & features on Baker Hill Preserve while you’re out... Read More
Ecosystem Scavenger Hunts Ecosystem Scavenger Hunts Explore any FBC preserve or trail with Scavenger Hunt activity sheets! Forest Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt Intertidal Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt Use your observation skills to spot... Read More