With an accessible parking lot and a portable toilet at the trailhead as well as a picnic pavilion at the north end of the spur trail, this waterfront park provides a scenic place for lunch for cyclists and walkers who do not use mobility aids. The Peninsula Loop is a third-of-a-mile long, and offers a spectacular 270° panorama of Whiting Bay as well as views of Bar Island. The trail includes steep slopes and a variety of surface materials including gravel, wood chips and natural compacted dirt. Trails in this area are less than 36” wide and in some cases much narrower. In some locations roots across the trail are greater than 2” in height.
The 1,000-foot Birch Beach Spur provides access to the long gravel beaches on the north side of the park. This spur includes a narrow boardwalk, approximately 12” wide with a 5” step up. There is also a short 180-foot trail to a gravel beach leaving from the north side of the parking lot.
For a lunch stop, the Whiting Bay Picnic Pavilion provides a screened-in location that overlooks Whiting Bay towards the north. See lobster boats on their moorings across the Bay in Edmunds while in the solitude of Trescott Township.
The hand-carry boat launch is available from mid-high tide.
Whiting Bay Beach 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
For additional information, visit the Cobscook Shores website, or contact:
From Lubec, head west on ME-189 for 5 miles, from it's intersection with Washington Street, to Crows Neck Road on the right. Go 3.9 miles up Crows Neck Road then turn left onto Place Cove Road. The parking area and trailhead are 0.4 miles ahead on the right.
From US-1 in Whiting, head east on ME-189 for 2.7 miles. Turn left on Timer Cove Road, go 2.8 miles, then turn left on Crows Neck Road. Go 1.1 miles then turn left Place Cove Road. The parking area and trailhead are 0.4 miles ahead on the right.
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