Lookout Rock
Brooksville
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Guidelines
What You Need to Know
- No camping permitted
- No fires permitted
- Stay on established trails
- Carry out all trash (see details)
- Keep pets under control
- Respect privacy of preserve neighbors
- Commercial use by permission only
Why we Care
A Place Worth Protecting
Step onto Lookout Rock’s nearly half-mile trail and you’ll be greeted with rock steps that wind through evergreen forests to a series of dramatic, camera-ready views from the summit’s open ledges. One look out onto Eggemoggin Reach and you’ll see why we’re dedicated to protecting Lookout Rock.
Features
How to Get There
From Route 1 in Orland, take Route 15 south through Blue Hill Center for 31.3 miles until you reach Herrick Road on your right. If you reach the Deer Isle Bridge you’ve gone too far. Follow Herrick road for 1.5 miles to the parking lot on the left, directly across from the Robin Hood Camp.
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Field Notes
Getting to Know Lookout Rock
The Path to Conservation
MCHT acquired the preserve in 2017 to protect this scenic and recreational resource for future generations
On the Island
The 17.6-acre preserve sits on the Blue Hill Peninsula, near the shores of Eggemoggin Reach. Lookout Rock’s signature feature is the ~244-foot high point, offering spectacular coastal views.
The preserve is primarily forested with a mix of maturing spruce, pine, and white birch, though a small pitch pine woodland sits along the ridgeline. Locals believe the pitch pine is the result of an early 1900s fire. The rocky forest floor is thickly vegetated with lowbush blueberry, lichens, and mosses.
A small cranberry bog sits in a bedrock depression at the first viewpoint on the ridge. Two small vernal pools remain from historical granite quarrying. The largest and most prominent pool is known locally as “frog pond.” West of “frog pond,” a yellow dot trail heads south to the Oakland House Resort. Feel free to explore this path to the preserve’s property line.
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Help Us Take Care of the Preserve
This preserve belongs to all of us; that’s why it’s important to leave as little trace as possible when you visit.
To do that, please:
- Carry out all trash
- Carry out all pet waste
- Carry out all human waste (including toilet paper)