I still have the pictures my father took then, only there black and white and don't show the real beauty of the background scenes. I can remember the Carriage House was spotless and the grounds were keep beautiful.
I would go with him to feed the horses and clean horse stalls, the hay was stored upstairs and I would push it thru a trap door in the floor and it would fall to the stalls below. (now a smack bar and office) I can remember visiting him on weekends with my father and mother. My grandfather was caretaker and lived in the living quarters at the Carriage House. has changed since remembering it in the late 30's. The Castle in the clouds that is located in Moultonborough N.H. is definately a site that I would like to visit again. Plant, who was onlyģ or 4 feet tall, and the showers in the master bath were just Thomas Plant had the house designed to the height of Mrs. Most awesome things that I have ever seen. I visited Castle in the Clouds back in 1992, and thought it was one of the Workers were on the property, Stonemasons.Carpenters, etc.
They have ponys for kids and hour or longer rides, where you can see great views.Ĭonstruction on the castle began in 1913. In the Clouds (tourism), Some thing like that. Name of the estate, then sold to Castle Spring (water bottleing), Castle The plant bottles the water and a there is small brewery. can grow, andĬovered so no stuff can get in, there is an over flow pool that runs down Had secret room small in the librairy, had the showers that had pin holes Had one of the few 1st phones, and electricty + fire stuff like hats hoses. Mountains and picked this one because it had the water spring. Shoe factory, and made shoe manufacturing machines. Plant (I think that was his name) got rich working in Goes to an old stable converted to a restaurant and rest rooms, as well as Pond, hikeing trails/ horse trails, and small brewery (lucky beer). Left brings you to horses, bottle plant, shannon You drive up a one way road, past a waterfall toĪ great site to see the lake. If you want to ride horseback, reservations need to be It cost about $60 includingįor horseback. I went there some time around Aug 30th 97. Of the 5000 acre Castle Springs estate which is the location of theĬastle Springs water bottling plant. It was built by the eccentric millionaire Thomas Plant. If you’re looking to do more than that, you’ll have to deal with at least a few miles of busy streets.Castle in the Clouds is located in Moultonborough, New Hampshire. If you’re looking to do a round trip of around 15 miles or less, there are two sections that are great - Kennebunk to Biddeford and Saco to Scarborough. So, the star rating of the trail depends on what you are looking for. But the biggest negative is the number of times the path crosses busy streets - I’ve never been on another trail with so many busy street crossings over a short stretch. But there’s just nothing special about - nothing too scenic until you hit the very end, the trail is in decent, not great, shape, and it’s not well marked. It’s certainly better than riding the streets of Portland or South Portland. 6 mile off-road section in South Portland - 3 stars. I’ve only been on the stretch once and several times a car came with a couple of feet of me - no interest in doing this section again.
But after that, it’s 3+ miles on busy roads that are narrow in spots. The first half mile is fine as it’s on a lightly traveled road. 4 mile on-road section from Scarborough to South Portland - 1 star. The trail is hard packed and is in great condition and features a stretch through the scenic Scarborough marsh. I’ve been on dozens of trails throughout the Northeast and this is one of my favorites. 7 mile off-road section from Saco to Scarborough - 5 stars. The issue is the next 2.5 miles is on busy roads through the congested areas of Biddeford and Saco. If you just do the first couple of miles combined with the first 6 mile off road section, it’s a nice 16 mile round trip. The first couple of miles are okay as you can ride on a sidewalk and residential streets. 5 mile on-road section through Biddeford and Saco - 2 stars. This is a great section featuring a well-maintained hard packed dirt trail through the woods. 6-mile off-road section from Kennebunk to Biddeford - 5 stars. I’ll break it down by section starting at the southern end in Kennebunk. It’s listed as a 29 mile trail but in reality it is split into 5 sections with 2 sections being on busy roads.
This is a difficult trail to assign a star rating to as parts of it are great and parts are not.