Cross falmouth Trail 

The Cross Falmouth Trail is an 11.5 mile trail built and maintained by the Town of Falmouth and FLT that connects conserved land and open space properties in Falmouth. This impressive trail network begins at River Point Conservation Area and ends at North Falmouth Community Forest and is open for walking, hiking, biking, nature study, and more. Please see below for more specific details about navigating the whole trail.

Please note that this trail crosses multiple protected properties, both public and private, which may have different rules about hunting, pets, and/or motorized vehicles. Please check the individual property pages for more information.

This continuous trail is possible in part because of generous private landowners who allow public trail access on their land. Please respect private property by staying on the marked trail and carrying out any litter and pet waste.

Wishing the trail was longer? Add a few miles at the end of the Cross Falmouth Trail by continuing into Presumpscot Regional Land Trust’s Lowell Preserve and eventually onto the trails at the East Windham Conservation Area (under construction in 2023 and 2024). Visit PRLT’s website for more trail information.

These directions detail south to north travel following the blue-blazed Cross Falmouth Trail.

Start: 63 Gray Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105

Parking is available in the Falmouth Hannaford parking lot

  1. Cross the bridge over the railroad tracks near the big flagpole in the Hannaford parking lot to River Point Conservation Area. Follow the blue blazes across the field on the Lower East Branch Trail, continuing along the stream on the left.

  2. The trail continues up and over a metal bridge before intersecting with Falmouth Road. Turn left onto Falmouth Road and continue 0.34 miles to Twin Ponds Drive on the right. Continue to the end of Twin Ponds Drive to the narrow blue-blazed path. This connector trail leads into a field at Community Park, continues to the right, and re-enters the woods at the bottom of the next hill.

  3. Follow the trail another mile through the woods and enter Town Forest. Continue to follow the blue blazes to Winn Road.

  4. Cross Winn Road to stay on the trail for 0.85 miles to enter Hadlock Community Forest (across the power line corridor).

  5. Follow the blue-blazed trail in Hadlock, passing to the left of the yellow-blazed Perimeter Trail.

  6. The trail leaves Hadlock Community Forest and continues down Autumn Way, an unpaved road. Continue down Autumn Way and across Hadlock Road to the trail slightly to the right.

  7. Continue on the trail to the intersection with Gray Road (Rt 100). Carefully cross the road to re-enter the trail behind the mailbox of 367 Gray Road. 

  8. Follow the trail 1.1 miles and go through the tunnel under I-95 to enter Blackstrap Hill Preserve and Community Forest.

  9. Stay on the blue-blazed River Trail, which continues to the right after crossing the metal memorial bridge over the West Branch of the Piscataqua River.

  10. Turn left at the end of the River Trail to continue along the trail to the intersection with Blackstrap Road. Cross the road to the entrance of North Falmouth Community Forest. (Note: at the end of the River Trail there is an option to continue along a dirt road that leads to the Hurricane Road parking lot of Blackstrap Hill Community Forest. There is also parking for North Falmouth Community Forest on Blackstrap Road, just north of 556 Blackstrap Road.)

  11. Continue into North Falmouth Community Forest and follow the blue-blazed Poplar Ridge Trail to complete the entire Cross Falmouth Trail.

End: North Falmouth Community Forest Trailhead across from 555 Blackstrap Road, Falmouth, ME 04105

North Falmouth Community Forest connects to additional trails on Presumpscot Regional Land Trust’s Lowell Preserve and eventually onto the trails at the East Windham Conservation Area (under construction in 2023 and 2024). Visit PRLT’s website for more trail information.