The paths are well-marked and maintained. There is a bit of up and down and be prepared for mud after rains. 

Spring visitors will be treated to a variety of warblers and thrushes that use this diverse forest. In the summer, you may see woodpeckers, grouse, woodcock, and winter wrens near the brook.

The 126-acre Trout Brook Preserve protects over 4,200 feet of the lower reaches of Trout Brook as well as frontage along the main stem of the Sheepscot River. Enjoy walking along trails by the stream, shaded by trees that keep the water cool and create an ideal habitat for fish and other aquatic organisms.

Look for large mature pines, black cherry, white birch, and old apple trees which are good clues of old pastureland. Look for signs of deer, fox, fisher, mink, and porcupine in the soft soils along the streams or on the snow.

At the beginning of the trail, you will walk along the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington (WW&F) Railway Right of Way that operated from 1894 until 1933. In the early 1900s, train cars hauled potatoes, poultry, lumber, and even the mail.

In 2005, the land was purchased from Maxine Peaslee Tornell and her family by the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association (now part of Midcoast Conservancy).