The cache is not located at the posted coordinates. To obtain the final coordinates, you will need to complete the lab cache: Timber Point Wildlife Refuge. The final coordinates and a hint are provided once the lab cache is completed.
Located in Biddeford, Timber Point sits in the heart of the Gulf of Maine watershed, where the Little River meets the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 acres of mostly undisturbed habitat. The proximity of the refuge to the coast and its location between the eastern deciduous forest and the boreal forest creates a composition of plants and animals not found elsewhere in Maine.
Major habitat types present on the refuge include forested upland, barrier beach/dune, coastal meadows, tidal salt marsh, and the distinctive rocky coast. The property's 2.5 miles of coast is important for shorebirds' undisturbed feeding and resting areas. Property habitats are home to breeding American woodcock, willow flycatcher, Eastern towhee, chestnut-sided warblers, gray catbirds and bobolink. Breeding scarlet tanagers, northern flicker, and Baltimore oriole use the forested areas.
The road to reach Timber Point starts at Granite Point Road, which leaves Route 9 in Biddeford near Fortunes Rocks. The road ambles a mile and a half to the parking area for Timber Point, passing views of the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the lands of the Rachel Carson Refuge to the west. Timber Point’s parking area has only five spaces, so carpooling and getting there early are your best bet. There’s no shoulder and ubiquitous “No Parking” signs for the length of Granite Point Road, so if you don’t snag one of the spots you may have to visit another day.
Walking or biking in from Route 9 is an easy route, with plenty of beautiful shoreline and estuaries (not to mention gorgeous homes) to view. There is a bike rack at the entrance to Timber Point, so you can lock up your bike when you reach the trailhead. Visiting Timber Point and Timber Island is restricted to the two-legged travel – bikes and dogs are prohibited from the refuge itself.
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