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Back Cove Trail
Portland, Maine, USA
Portland, Maine, USA

Back Cove Trail

Length5.6 mi
Elev. Gain78.7 ft
Est. Steps13000
Trail
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Back Cove Trail Introduction

Back Cove Trail is a 5.6 mile (13,000-step) route located near Portland, Maine, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 78.7 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

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Cheverus High School

Place
Cheverus High School (simply referred to as Cheverus, formerly The Catholic Institute High School) is a private, Jesuit, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Portland, Maine, United States. It was established in 1917 and is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. It is named after Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus, the first Bishop of Boston.

Back Cove South Storage Facility

Place
The Back Cove South Storage Facility will be the result of a large construction project begun in 2020 in the Back Cove neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Centered on Back Cove Park, between Preble Street to the southwest, Franklin Street to the northeast and Interstate 295 to the southeast, the project—a combined sewer and stormwater overflow (or CSO)—is estimated to cost $40 million, and is the city's largest such project to date.

Albert Brenner Glickman Family Library

Place
The Albert Brenner Glickman Family Library (formerly the Portland Campus Library) is an academic library operated by the University of Southern Maine on its campus in Portland, Maine. The building, which stands 7 stories tall, was dedicated by Governor Angus King in October 1997. It was named after the Glickman family following a $1 million donation to the university which added the top three floors to the structure.

Deering Estate Barn

Place
The Deering Estate Barn was an architecturally significant building on the campus of the University of Maine at Portland, now the University of Southern Maine (USM), in Portland, Maine. Built about 1805 (along with a mansion) to a design by Alexander Parris, it was remodeled to plans by John Howard Stevens when the estate was taken over by Portland Junior College in 1947.

Payson Park

Place
Edward Payson Park is a 47.5-acre (19.2 ha) public park in the Back Cove neighborhood of Portland, Maine. The park is bordered by Ocean Avenue to the north and Baxter Boulevard to the south. The offices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland are located across from the park on Ocean Avenue.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland

Place
The Diocese of Portland (Latin: Dioecesis Portlandensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church for the entire state of Maine in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Boston.The mother church of the Diocese of Portland is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

WBAE

Place
WBAE (1490 kHz, "The Bay 107.1/93.5") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Portland, Maine. Owned by Saga Communications, it broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format. Its studios and offices are located on Western Avenue in South Portland, and its transmitter is off Forest Avenue in Portland.

The Great Lost Bear

Place
The Great Lost Bear is a bar and restaurant at 540 Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine, United States. Established in 1979 by Dave and Weslie Evans and Chip MacConnell, it is noted for its selection of draft craft beers.

Oakhurst Dairy

Place
Oakhurst Dairy is a dairy company headquartered at 364 Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine, United States. It produces primarily dairy products as well as juices. Founded in 1918, it made headlines in 2003 when it was sued by agribusiness giant Monsanto over Oakhurst's label on its milk cartons that said "Our farmer's pledge: no artificial hormones," referring to the use of bovine somatotropin (rBST), a drug that increases milk production and that Monsanto sells.

Sparrow House (Portland, Maine)

Place
The Sparrow House is an historic house at 35 Arlington Street in the Woodfords Corner and Back Cove neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Built in 1852, it is a well-preserved example of Gothic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Comments

halevans
2024/06/28
Last updated: Jun 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

5.6 mi

Elev. Gain

78.7 ft

Est. Steps

13000
Created by
halevans
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