Calderwood Preserve

Coastal Improved Access Trail:

In 2026, FCT upgraded a 0.32-mile improved access trail on the coastal side of Calderwood from our new parking area, made possible through the generosity of our donors. The trail was designed to make the outdoors easier to access for a wide range of users- including people who benefit from a level surface, have visual impairments, cognitive disabilities, or are young children or older adults.

The upgraded coastal trail offers a 5-to-6-foot-wide packed stone surface built with minimal slopes and a smooth, firm obstacle-free path providing gorgeous views of Maquoit Bay. Along the way visitors will find regularly spaced accessible benches, a wide bridge with handrails, and a picnic table with an extended surface for wheelchair access. There is a narrow, rough, steep trail that leads off of the loop down to steps and the water’s edge.

Inland Trail:

The Calderwood property includes a 1.2-mile loop trail on the western side of the road. This trail is narrow, comprised of uneven surfaces that contain roots and large to medium-sized rocks and some narrow bog bridges over wet areas. The average trail width is 2 feet wide. The trail passes Roger Calderwood’s original cabin foundation, sewer hole, and fireplace still visible today. From the rear of Calderwood, the trail connects to 8.5 miles of FCT trails within the East Freeport Trail Network, continuing directly on towards the Tadpole trail or Litchfield trail.