Healthy Maine Walks Registry

Walk Detail for Birdsacre

Contact Information:
Name of route:	Birdsacre
Name of Managing Group:	Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary
Contact Person First Name:	Stan
Contact Person Last Name:	Richmond
Phone:	( 207 ) 667 - 8460
Website:	http://
E-mail address:	NA

Available maps of the Route:

Maps are available in the registration area.

Public Access:

Private Property:

Yes

ADA Accessible:

Yes

Dogs allowed on a leash?:

Yes

Information for Planning a Walk:

Total Route Distance:

Multiple Trails
Approximately 5 Miles

Distance markers:

Trail configuration:

Interconnected Network

Route surface:

	Yes	No	Partially
Track:
Sidewalk / Paved:
Wood Chip:
Solid rock:
Gravel or well-drained soil:
Mud or clay soil:
Sand:
Protruding rocks and roots:

Hours of availability:

From: Midnight To: Midnight

Lighting:

Plowed in winter:

Partially

Allowed uses:

Hiking, walking

Additional Amenities:

Picnic facilities, bathroom facilities when there are volunteers to staff the Nature Center, benches along some trails One small trail is a handicapped accessible boardwalk. Sanctuary also includes enclosures containing owls, hawks and other birds of prey that are unreleasable due to injury. Also the original homestead of Cordelia J. Stanwood, noted ornithologist of late 1800's and early 1900's, is open to the public when volunteers are available.

Getting to the Route:

Region:

Downeast Acadia

Town (closest):

Ellsworth

Location in Town:

On High Street, halfway up the hill past McDonald's as you head toward Bar Harbor

Location of Main Trailhead:

Behind the Nature Center

Parking Available:

Yes

Directions to Parking:

N/A

Bicycle Parking:

Yes

Driving Directions to Main Trailhead:

N/A

Bicycling Directions to Main Trailhead:

N/A

How to Follow the Route:

Walking directions for following the route:

All trails are color coded and marked at frequent intervals