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Little Long Pond - West Meadow
Little Long Pond can also be explored by starting
on the west side of the pond. The west side
has grassy carriage roads and a large, expansive
meadow where your dog can run off-leash.
To reach the area from Seal Harbor, drive west
on Route 3. The parking area is marked by a
sign and is located on the right side of Route 3,
about .3 miles past the gate area for the east
(boathouse) side of the pond. The lot has room
for only 12 cars, so you might consider taking
the Island Explorer shuttle bus (page 13) if you
are visiting during the summer months.
As you drive into the circular parking lot, a
gravel path will be on the east side of the circle.
This is start of the Friends Path. As you follow
this path, you will soon reach a grassy carriage
road. If you like, you can take this carriage
road to the left and explore the maze of carriage
roads in this area by referring to the maps on
pages 32 and 36. We prefer to continue straight
and follow the Friends Path. (If you were to
take a right, you would reach Route 3.)
After following the Friends Path for about 5
minutes you will be in an open area and here
the path forks. The signs direct you left to the
west meadow or right (via stone steps) to the
south end of Little Long Pond. Here, we like to
go left towards the west meadow.
As you walk, signs are posted asking you to
stay on the path in order to protect the fragile
moss which is growing on the flat rocks. In
about 5 more minutes you will reach a wide,
intersecting trail. Take a right onto this trail
and head down the hill to the main carriage
road. When you reach the carriage road, turn
right. As you walk, you will notice an entry
path to the west meadow on your left. Once
in the meadow, your dog can run or just roll
in the grass and you can enjoy the view over
the pond towards the boathouse. It makes a
perfect picture and is a nice place to stop and
sit for a while.
After relaxing, you and your dog can return to
the carriage road and continue walking towards
the left and the south end of the pond.
In about 5 minutes, you will reach stone steps
and on your right. The Friends sign here will
direct you up the steps and to where the path
had originally forked. This time at the fork,
you would take the Friends Path that leads
you back to the parking lot.
If you have not yet explored the east side of
Little Long Pond, you may wish to continue
walking instead of taking the stone steps. If so,
you would want to refer to the map on page 32.
Note. Carriage road markers 33 and 34 may no
longer have numbers attached to their posts.
All chapters in the book include an easy to follow map.