Easy Hike on the Back River trail

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday….well, not pretty, but there were many of us. We met at my house and picked up the trail from there. We walked a wooded path for about 5 minutes until we reached the water. From there most of the trail ran along the Back River. It was an easy trail to hike that provided an opportunity for great friends to catch up with each other’s life events. The trail lead to an open field where we enjoyed the sunlight. We only walked the first 2 mile loop. Three of our members stayed behind at my house instead of walking the trail with us. As the host with the most, I did not want to keep them waiting for too long. Back at the house we enjoyed eggnog, my delicious hot chocolate (recipe=ancient chinese secret) and Mo’s tasty cookies. The eggnog was rum free and the cookies marijuana-free, but despite the party being so wholesome that it would make June Cleaver vomit, we all still had a great time, sharing many laughs and great conversation!

This is a great opportunity for beginners to enjoy an easy hike on the Back River trail located at the Eaton Farm Preserve in Wiscasset, ME. This is a stunning coastal walk with beautiful views of the shores on Montsweag Bay. The terrain is mostly flat with some small slopes. The trail will run through the woods and reach the Back River, then will continue along the river with some nice waterviews for the majority of the hike. The trail ends in an open field. The trail loop is a little over 2 miles with an opportunity to pick up a second loop which is also about 2 miles. After the hike, everyone is welcome to meet at my home afterwards for hot chocolate and cookies. If we get snow, bring snowshoes! If not, microspikes. Dress in non-cotton layers.

Maine Yankee  donated the 200-acre Eaton Farm to Chewonki in 2005 as part of a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission settlement agreement. Chewonki agreed to create a nature preserve, maintain public access, and foster stewardship of the estuarine environment. The Back River Trail at Eaton Farm got underway in 2005 – with 4.5 miles of trail opened to the public in 2006.