Healthy Maine Walks Registry

Walk Detail for Benton Riverfront Park Walk

Contact Information:
Name of route:	Benton Riverfront Park Walk
Name of Managing Group:	Benton Park Committee
Contact Person First Name:	Richard
Contact Person Last Name:	Lawrence
Phone:	( 207 ) 453 - 7191
Website:	http://
E-mail address:	benton@gwi.net

Available maps of the Route:

N/A

Public Access:

Private Property:

ADA Accessible:

Yes

Dogs allowed on a leash?:

Yes

Information for Planning a Walk:

Total Route Distance:

Single Trail
Less than 1/2 Mile

Distance markers:

Trail configuration:

Linear

Route surface:

	Yes	No	Partially
Track:
Sidewalk / Paved:
Wood Chip:
Solid rock:
Gravel or well-drained soil:
Mud or clay soil:
Sand:
Protruding rocks and roots:

Hours of availability:

From: Dawn To: Dusk

Lighting:

Partially

Plowed in winter:

Allowed uses:

Walking, jogging, running, cross country skiing.

Additional Amenities:

Picnic tables, shaded gazebo with benches, portable toilet from June till mid-September; good view of the Sebasticook River among rare hardwood floodplain forest trees, shrubs and wildflowers.

Getting to the Route:

Region:

Kennebec & Moose River Valley

Town (closest):

Benton

Location in Town:

At the junction of State Routes 139 and 100, on the edge of the Sebasticook River.

Location of Main Trailhead:

At the Town Office and Park.

Parking Available:

Yes

Directions to Parking:

Parking at the Town Office paved parking lot.

Bicycle Parking:

Yes

Driving Directions to Main Trailhead:

Follow Route 139 from the three bridges across the Kennebec from Fairfield, two miles to the junction with Rtes 100 and 11.

Bicycling Directions to Main Trailhead:

N/A

How to Follow the Route:

Walking directions for following the route:

Walk south from the parking lot, along the riverbank, through the Park, then among the trees behind the Benton Falls Cemetery to the trail's end near the Benton Falls Hydro Dam.