Directions from the Gardiner area: Take Rt. 201 south from Gardiner. Just over three miles south of the Rt. 295 interchange turn right onto Thorofare Road. Turn Left on the Plains Road. The trail head will be on your left just across the stream.

Directions from the Lewiston area: Take Rt. 126 toward Gardiner. Just past Waterman Farm Machinery turn right onto Rt. 197. At Litchfield Corner (Watch for Brick School on right), turn left onto the Hallowell Road. Turn right onto the Plains road, pass Fair Grounds on left. Pass over the Turnpike. Trail Head is on the right at the bottom of a long hill just before the Thorofare road.