12.24.24 Trail Report: We will be grooming later today and will have a clearer idea of how much skiable terrain we have. Right now it looks like there's enough to corduroy everything but not quite enough to track, but we'll see. Sign up for The Daily Glide, our daily ski conditions email to get the news first: https://westernt.substack.com
SIZE: 494 acres
LOCATION: 577 Allen Hill Rd, Oxford
DISTANCE: 5 miles of trails
DIFFICULTY: Gentle woods
PERMITTED USES: Hiking, walking, snowshoeing, skiing, dog-walking, horseback riding, fishing, nature observations, hunting.
SMITH BRIDGE
PRESERVE
Purchased in October, 2021, Smith Bridge is the first of three former Chadbourne Tree Farm parcels the Trust has conserved in western Maine. The
494-acre forest protects 185-acres of wetlands and 4-miles of frontage on the Little Androscoggin River. Given the extent of wetlands and other natural resources to be protected, the bulk of the land will be managed for the health of the forest and wildlife, not for timber revenue. The recreational trails are former logging roads, including a discontinued public road. There are recognized snowmobile trails through the tract of land which are maintained by the Rock-o-Dundee Snowmobile Club. Permitted uses are hiking,
dog-walking, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, skiing, horseback riding, hunting, and nature observations.
