Back Cove Trail
Multi-use trail in Portland, Maine, United States
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Back Cove Trail is a 3.6-mile (5.8 km) multi-use trail in Portland, Maine.[1][2] It circumnavigates Back Cove, running beside (if done in the clockwise direction) Preble Street Extension, Baxter Boulevard and Interstate 295. It is one of the oldest trails in the city.[3]
Length3.6 mi (5.8 km)
LocationPortland, Maine
TrailheadsPreble Street Extension
UseWalking, running, biking, horse riding
| Back Cove Trail | |
|---|---|
A section of the trail beside Baxter Boulevard, looking southeast over Back Cove to the skyline of Munjoy Hill and downtown Portland | |
| Length | 3.6 mi (5.8 km) |
| Location | Portland, Maine |
| Trailheads | Preble Street Extension |
| Use | Walking, running, biking, horse riding |
| Difficulty | Easy |
The trail's trailhead is beside the parking lot on Preble Street Extension, adjacent to Back Cove Park.[4] Beneath Tukey's Bridge, at the mouth of Back Cove, the trail connects to the Bayside and Eastern Promenade Trails.[3][4]
Portland's former mayor James Phinney Baxter envisioned the trail. It was completed in 1917,[1] four years before Baxter's death.