For a pleasant stroll with an unforgettable water view, you can’t beat Osprey Marsh. This Sippican Lands Trust property features an accessible boardwalk that leads to stunning views of Planting Island Cove and the lush salt marsh bordering much of its eastern shore.

Located near the head of Planting Island Cove, Osprey Marsh features two trails that take visitors through a succession of habitats: woodlands, wetlands, and salt marsh. The highlight of this 19.8-acre property is the 1,800-foot Osprey Marsh Accessible Boardwalk, which leads from a stone dust pathway to a viewing platform that offers a spectacular vantage point for admiring Planting Island Cove.

Visitors to Osprey Marsh can enjoy a diversity of habitats in a relatively short stroll. The boardwalk travels through a graceful upland forest of pine, oak, maple, and beech trees. In less than a half-mile, you will arrive at the edge of a thin slice of salt marsh that borders Planting Island Cove and connects to Howland Marsh, just a short distance north. This can be a great spot for watching oystercatchers, great blue herons, and, of course, osprey. Smaller birds can be seen flitting amongst the trees that border the marsh. Along the Tucker Trail, you will travel through wetlands lush with ferns and dotted with seasonal creeks and pools of water.

Osprey Marsh features two trails at the site. From the parking area, a level, stone dust pathway leads to the start of the accessible boardwalk, which offers a promenade through the upland forest to the viewing platform set at the edge of the marshland. The second trail, Tucker’s Trail, twists and turns through the uplands and wetlands, connecting to the boardwalk at either end, which offers a pleasant loop walk through the site.

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Osprey Marsh.

Osprey Marsh (Birdability) webpage