Portland - Fore River Sanctuary

Fore River Sanctuary
Portland, Maine
Enter from 1601 Congress St.

Maintained by Portland Trails

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You start out on a nice, grassy trail.

A pond with occasional ducks can be seen to your right.

This sign tells you where you are - the Cumberland and Oxford Canal

There is a strategically placed bench, so that you can look at the pond and all that lays behind it.

There are occasional bridges on the grass trail.

Then you start going through the woods. The shade is nice on a hot day!

At some points, it gets a little steep, but not for long.

You then cross some railroad tracks.

And, after about a 40 minute walk, you get to the final prize - the waterfall, named Jewell Falls! The waterfall is much bigger in spring than it is winter. In winter, it looks almost dried up, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that was not the case this time. It's not a huge waterfall, but it's still fun to look at and take pictures of.

Another waterfall view.

The action of the water going over the rocks was interesting to observe, especially close up.

I love this close up of the water in the waterfall!

Look at that water flow!

A bridge at the top leads you to another part of the trail.

If you go right, you can take a narrow path through the woods. I am not sure where it leads to.

Some people may think of dandelions as weeds, but I think they are quite pretty.

I couldn't resist one more view of the waterfall.

And last but not least, there is a bench in front to allow you to get wonderful pictures such as this!

This concludes our tour of the Fore River Sanctuary!