The Kennebunk Inn

Wonder Brook is an 80-acre preserve filled with fern-filled forest, brooks, and trails alongside the Kennebunk River. The area is a good spot for birding during migratory seasons. The park is open from dawn to dusk daily and there are no facilities, so please remember to pack out everything brought to the preserve.

You can find parking at the Sea Road School. This is a nicely maintained flat walking trail. Not much of a hike, but a walk/run along a straight path. This is not a loop trail so you will have to retrace your same steps to return to origination. Sections of this walk are through neighborhoods and along private home property lines. So road noise can be frequent. Overall it's a great route for biking, running, and a walk with your dog. Some nice vistas on river and marsh!

The Eastern Trail runs between parking at Kennebunk Elementary School and Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford. The trail is mostly very flat and is good place to bring kids to learn to ride a bike. The trail is a piece of the greater East Coast Greenway which runs from Maine all the way to Florida.

This is a well-kept, accessible trail with nice look-outs over the marsh and distant ocean views. According to Accessible Nature (https://www.accessiblenature.info/?page_id=157#federal): The refuge lies along 50 miles of coastline in York and Cumberland counties and consists of eleven divisions between Kittery and Cape Elizabeth. Currently, the refuge covers 5,400 acres along the Maine coast and will eventually be about 14,600 acres when land acquisition is complete. This is an accessible...

Begin by passing the barn and teaching lab and walk through the woods along the perimeter of a field. The trail then passes through a salt marsh area and then to Laudholm Beach. Along the trails there are some interpretive signs highlighting the natural landscape of the area. Ticks are prevalent in the area so be sure to check yourself after hiking in the area.