This cache is at the end of a 0.7 mile trail terminating at the Rocky Point promontory which presents
one of the best views of Maquoit Bay. Owned by the Town of Brunswick, it is part of a 124-acre parcel conserved in 2007 by the
Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust that protected one of the last remaining undeveloped sites in town and doubled the public’s access to the bay.
At the end of the trail is an informational display board that highlights the local flora and fauna. Sharp-eyed birders might see a bald eagle or two; occasionally a Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow can be spotted as well.
You also may see an air boat skimming by as local fishermen who, looking for clams and oysters in the Maquoit and Middle Bay mud flats, put in their craft at a landing to the north at nearby Wharton Point. Others, dragging a canoe across the flats, may be doing the same on a more modest scale. Sea worms — for bait — are harvested too.
During warm weather and at high tide you can scramble down from the promontory to a smooth ledge where swimmers can ease themselves into the water.
This location is an excellent place to observe the ecology of the salt marsh. Its distinguishing characteristic in summer is the Spartina grass or Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) that rings the shoreline.
This 5-minute video is a good introduction to the ecology of the northeastern salt marsh.
The trail from the parking lot on Bunganuc Rd. (and the location of
GC41MMC) to the Rocky Point cache is wide and flat with only a few vernal wet spots. (In the Gallery, the earliest posted image is a trail map.)
The entire Trust property consists of upland mixed forest separated by steep gullies that divide the area into three distinct peninsulas. Within the gullies three freshwater streams bordered by narrow wetlands transition into a small Spartina saltmarsh, that provides significant habitat for wading birds and waterfowl.
Years ago, at the end of the trail, there was a cache here — since archived — called Maine Double Trouble. It has been replaced with a more secure Geocaching container and renamed “Rocky Point.”