Cobscook Shores - Denbow Bluffs

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Trail Overview

Trails follow the 2,150-foot shoreline, and picnic areas and a gravel beach can be reached in under a half-mile.
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Trail Activity
Hiking Walking
Length
0.60 miles, Network
Difficulty
Easy
Town
Lubec
Surface
Dirt/Forest Floor
Pets
Permitted on leash
Fees
No
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Description

The Bluffs Trail travels through the woods for about 0.2 miles to the shoreline. The trail splits here, following the high edge of the shoreline both to the north and to the south. There are picnic areas at the junction and to the south, and access to a cove with a gravel beach to the north. 

Other Information

Denbow Bluffs is open dusk to dawn, 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.

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: 

Cobscook Shores
65 N Lubec Road
Lubec, ME 04652
admin@cobscookshores.org
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Trail Tips

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Trailhead Information

Go 5 miles west on ME-189, from it's intersection with Washington Street in Lubec, to it's intersection with Crows Neck Road on the right. Or, go 5.6 miles east on ME-189 from it's intersection with US-1 in Whiting, to Crows Neck Road on the left.

Head north on Crows Neck Road for 0.4 miles and turn right on Lead Mine Road, then after just 0.2 miles turn left on Straight Bay Road. Continue 4.7 miles north to the parking lot at the trailhead on the left (0.2 miles past the entrance for Huckins Beach).

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