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Wharton Point – Spectacular mud flats loop from Tarbox Preserve

Wharton Point – Spectacular mud flats loop from Tarbox Preserve

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4.9

(6526)

13,267

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Wharton Point – Spectacular mud flats loop from Tarbox Preserve

01:59

44.4km

190m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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After 14.6 km for 77 m

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Start point

Parking

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6.16 km

Merrymeeting Dog Park

Highlight • Rest Area

The Merrymeeting Dog Park' is a great fenced dog park with two separate areas for small and big dogs. There are water fountains in the spring and summer as well as waste stations so you can pick up after your dogs. The dog park is also located along the Androscoggin River Bike & Pedestrian Path so you can take your dog on a nice, long walk after you're done playing at the park.

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8.64 km

Bowdoin Pines

Highlight • Forest

Bowdoin Pines is a natural woodland across from Pines Cemetery. These Woods are part of Bowdoin Liberal Arts College. Hiking is permitted here.

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14.6 km

Wharton Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wharton Point is named after seventeenth-century Brunswick settler Thomas Wharton. It offers one of the best views into Maquoit Bay. At this point, the bay is shallow, so depending on the tide, the view can change dramatically.

It's a popular location for bird watchers, particularly ducks.

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14.6 km

Spectacular mud flats

Highlight • Viewpoint

Unique mud flats point viewable at low tide with regular packs of diverse avian wildlife.

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17.8 km

Nice View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view from the road of a small inlet of the Maquoit Bay. There is some grass next to the road, so there is space to pull off the road to take a break and enjoy the view.

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44.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.2 km

9.79 km

5.00 km

1.86 km

593 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.7 km

1.60 km

1.02 km

102 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 1 September

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17 %

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Merrymeeting Dog Park

Bowdoin Pines

Wharton Point

Spectacular mud flats

Nice View

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