#FalmouthME - #AllPersonsTrail Coming to #GilslandFarm
by #MaineAudubon Staff
September 22, 2026
"One of the hallmarks of Maine Audubon’s vision is to create #accessible, #inclusive, and welcoming #WildlifeSanctuaries that provide a haven for Maine wildlife and broaden access to nature and experiential learning for everyone. Stepping over tree roots, navigating an uneven path, and climbing up a grassy slope: these present unsurmountable obstacles for many people. With that in mind, we are thrilled to report that we have secured funding from the Recreational Trails Program, as well as Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust, Fields Pond Foundation Inc., Athletic Brewing Company Two for the Trails, Martin’s Point Health Care, and other generous donors, which will enable us to construct an approximately 2265-foot-long All Persons Trail at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center this year. Opening week is scheduled for October 19 through 23; look for more details about the opening coming soon!
"Enormous thanks to the six wheelchair users who came in September to test the trail (still under construction) and offer feedback on the trail and signage, and many thanks to Alpha One for organizing this visit.
"The new trail will begin and end at the Visitor Center parking lot, go through forested areas, and along a boardwalk before emerging into edge habitat and open meadow, with three rest stops with benches. An additional 318-foot-long spur trail will reach a high vista point in the West #Meadow offering views of the #PresumpscotRiver #estuary, before looping back through a shaded mixed hardwood forest. Built to U.S. Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines, the main trail will be five feet wide (six feet wide along the wooden boardwalk) with a wheelchair accessible hard packed stone dust surface. The average grade is 4%, with the steepest grade of 8% for 15 feet (on the spur trail). The average cross slope is 2%. The parking lot, which is 105 feet from the trailhead, will have two accessible parking spaces both of which are van accessible."
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https://maineaudubon.org/news/all-persons-trail-coming-to-gilsland-farm/?emci=d66ac962-abc1-f111-a6a9-000d3a56d2f7&emdi=66857edd-60c5-f111-bf5b-000d3a4fbe83&ceid=14973917
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