Cobscook Shores - Black Duck Cove

Description

The Black Duck Shore Trail twists through a cedar forest to the Smelt Brook bridge (0.5 miles). From Smelt Brook the trail continues another 2 miles, following the shoreline along Canal Cove and Klondike Cove. The trail ends at the High Bluff Picnic Pavilion and the Black Duck Cove Beach. At low tide the wood skeleton of the sardine freighter ‘The Eagle’ scuttled in Black Duck Cove is visible. From the High Bluff Picnic Pavilion offers a panorama of South Bay of the wooded shoreline of South Bay, including The Nature Conservancy’s Long Island, Guvspuny Island and Scrub Island. Watch for seals on the exposed rock ledges 1,500 feet to the South. 

Other Information

Black Duck Cove is open dawn to dusk, from May to October. It is a part of Cobscook Shores, a system of fifteen waterfront parks that are privately owned and/or maintained by Cobscook Shores INC., a family funded Maine charitable foundation. The parklands offer public access and recreational use including walking, picnicking, hiking, biking, camping, and paddling in Cobscook Bay.

PARKLAND GUIDELINES

• Visitors shall respect the quiet enjoyment of nature. 
• Please, no radios, drones, or loud noise.
• No RVs or other large vehicles in the parking lot.
• Paddlers are welcome; no motorboats, except for clamming access.
• Leashed dogs are welcome. Please clean up after your dog. Dog waste can cause clam flat closures, help us protect water quality and livelihoods. All other pets are prohibited.
• We are a carry in/carry out facility. Leave no trace.
• Fires are prohibited.
• Picnicking is encouraged. All food, drink, and other waste must be carried out.
• It would be very much appreciated if visitors would remove debris from trail and trash inadvertently dropped by other visitors.

Trail Manager

For additional information, visit the Cobscook Shores website, or contact: