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Moses Woodman Preserve
4.2 ★★★★☆ 12 Google reviews · Running trail in Buxton, Maine · Hours vary
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Not reported
- Access
- Not reported
We have not been able to confirm the surface, distance or shape of Moses Woodman Preserve yet from its own listing, the park's website or runner reviews — so those cells stay blank rather than guess. What is below comes straight from the listing and from reviewers' own words. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
What runners say about Moses Woodman Preserve
“Which is unfortunate because its a beautiful hike in the fall.”
“Pink tape and yellow marks on the path make it easy to follow the trail which goes up to and on a power line.”
This is a great place to take your dogs and have a nice walk/hike. Parking is limited and I suggest avoiding the area during hunting season. A lot of hunter traffic and someone left their deer guts on the side of the trail. Which is unfortunate because its a beautiful hike in the fall.
Quiet park with pretty vegetation. Perhaps due to difficult parking and being on a smaller road, this park is not as busy as its neighbouring parks on the 112. Pink tape and yellow marks on the path make it easy to follow the trail which goes up to and on a power line.
This trail is about 1.5 miles, out and back, and includes a poster describing the Saco River watershed at the riverbank. There are gentle hills with some narrow, seasonally wet, eroded sections. Unique tree species including shagback hickory, basswood, and hophornbeam exist along the trail side.
Great place for a fall walk with the dog. Safe place to let them off leash
Trail conditions & character
“Which is unfortunate because its a beautiful hike in the fall.”
“Perhaps due to difficult parking and being on a smaller road, this park is not as busy as its neighbouring parks on the 112.”
“This is a great place to take your dogs and have a nice walk/hike.”
Plan your run at Moses Woodman Preserve
The practical stuff
- AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeNot reported. Assume some of it is exposed and carry water in summer.
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
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