Directions:
From Route 27 in Boothbay Harbor, take Route 96 and proceed 3.8 miles. The Linekin Preserve parking area is on the left.
The Linekin Preserve is a 138- acre parcel stretching from Route 96 to the Damariscotta River. The property includes 651 feet of river frontage and 2.75 miles of hiking trails. The Levison and Burley families donated their properties so that the public could continue to enjoy them. The Linekin Preserve came to BRLT as a gift from Walter and Ann Levison in 1994. The Levisons retained 20 acres along the Damariscotta River on which they maintain their residence. To permit a loop trail along the Damariscotta River, the Levisons also granted permission to cross their property. As you hike the trail, please respect the privacy of the homeowners in the area and note the private land on the trail map. In 2006, Linda Glaser donated 43 acres adjacent to the 95-acre Linekin Preserve, at the wishes of her late parents, William and Lina Burley. “Dad loved the woods and thought people should be able to walk the land,” said Glaser. The Burley’s gift added a new loop to the west of the original Linekin Preserve and expanded the preserve to 138 acres. Evidence of old fencing and stone walls suggest that the Linekin Preserve at one time was pasture, most likely for sheep. Because of the unsuitable terrain and rocky and shallow soils, crops were probably not grown here. After grazing was discontinued around the Civil War, the land quickly reverted to trees. You will find a mixture of red spruce, balsam fir, white pine, red oak, red maple and Eastern hemlock in that order of abundance. A few green ash, gray and white birch and sugar maple can also be found. The land was last logged in the late 1940s.
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