PHIL DI VECE News Contributor Mon, 01/11/2021 - 7:45am
Linda and David Pope on the back porch of their Federal Street home. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
One of the two trail entrances into Sortwell Memorial Forest off Willow Lane. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
David Pope said rediscovering the solitude of the outdoors is one of the best things about hiking a network of trails behind Wiscasset Community Center and Morris Farm. Visitors to the vast land preserve minutes from Route 1 can see majestic white pines, flourishing hemlock groves, cascading streams, unusual glacial erratics, tranquil ponds and more. There are just a few problems. Parts of the trail system have become overgrown, trail markers are missing and a map needs updating.