The Lincoln County Historical Association invites you to enjoy the recently expanded hiking opportunities at the Pownalborough Court House grounds on a beautiful and distinctive 90-acre tract of woodlands that offers great variety and tranquility.

Dresden's Summerfest offers a perfect opportunity for hiking Sunday, July 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free, and in addition to hiking opportunities, there will be food vendors, entertainment for children, and live music on the courthouse grounds.

The fourth and most recently completed trail traverses the southwestern quadrant of the property.

Blazed in green, and known as the Court House-Kennebec Trail, it begins at the northwest corner of the Pownalborough Court House and immediately follows the riverbank though stands of old white pines and hemlocks. It then angles up the slope and crosses the original pre-revolutionary dirt road and leads to the Goodwin Family Cemetery, an integral feature of this historic property.

The new hiking trail continues past the cemetery and then crosses Route 128 where it enters the woodland trail system. It then follows an intermittent stream as it rises eastwards where it ends at the Hardwood Slope Trail.

The Pownalborough Court House and its property is maintained by the Lincoln County Historical Association, one of three historic sites the association owns and manages. The association is in the process of providing two hiking trail kiosks, one at the Pownalborough Court House and the second at the trail head on the opposite side of Route 128.

There is ample parking by the Pownalborough Court House and along the entire south flank of Court House Road. Several picnic tables are on the lawns surrounding the courthouse, and restroom facilities are available in the carriage house on the grounds.