Back Cove Trail

Use caution

Pulled into the parking lot and was quite excited to find such a large and free parking area so we could get out and walk. Immediately felt a bit uncomfortable. Saw a few people sitting in their cars,...

Urban Loop Trail Around the Cove

This broad, 3.6-mile (5.8 km), urban trail makes a circuit around Portland’s Back Cove. It affords views of the city skyline, but isn’t all that scenic at most times of day. Most of it parallels histo...

Very disappointing

We read about this trail and expected a tranquil walk with a view of the sunset. Perhaps that is what one would find initially if driving or riding a bike. However, walking from the old port, we enco...

Great placer to workout

My wife and I visited Portland for our anniversary weekend. We stayed close to downtown and I was looking for a place to run an exercise. This is the perfect place to run and walk around.

Flat, Easy Trail In A Quiet Section Of Portland, Maine

We were looking for a spot to enjoy the outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Back Cove Trail in Portland was perfect. One of us uses a motorized wheelchair so this was a great place to go s...