1
Bond Brook Recreation Area
Nature preserve
240 acres5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Augusta
Augusta, ME parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Augusta is conserved land, roughly 5,240 acres. There are about 55 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bond Brook Recreation Area (5 mi), Augusta Nature Education Center (4.1 mi), and Howard Hill Conservation Area (2.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Augusta, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Augusta outdoors
Conserved land
14%
5,240 of 36,898 acres
Trails
55 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 24 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
26
275 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.4 mi
1.6 mi lanes · 9.8 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Augusta Nature Education Center
Nature preserve
93 acres4.1 mi of trail
Jordan Farm TrailBruce's Woods TrailJordan Farm Alternate TrailWitchhazel TrailLady's Slipper Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Howard Hill Conservation Area
Managed by Kennebec Land Trust
159 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area North
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
1,729 acres1.4 mi of trail
Snowmobile ITS 85
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Capitol Park
Park
21 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Bicentennial Nature Park
Park
28 acres0.7 mi of trail
Squirrel Alley
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Mill Park
Park
22 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Tyler Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
26 acres0.5 mi of trail
Tyler’s Pond Access Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 26 parks & preserves
- Coburn Park19 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Hodgkin's Field6 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Williams Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Calumet Park30 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Gage Street Park5 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Blaine Memorial Park3 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Cunningham Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South916 ac · Directions
- Judy Kane Preserve26 ac
- Youth Memorial Park21 ac · Directions
- "Pete" Gagne Memorial Sports Fields12 ac
- Savage Park10 ac
- East Side Boatlanding Park3 ac · Directions
- McCall's Park2 ac · Directions
- Augusta Waterfront Park2 ac · Directions
- Monument Park1 ac · Directions
- Kennebec River Rail Trail Park1 ac · Directions
- Water Street Park1 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
5,240 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 35 of 79 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths9.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball16
- Baseball12
- Tennis11
- Tracks9
- Softball7
- Soccer6
- Football3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Augusta and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | 14.2% | 54.8 mi | 26 |
| Manchester | 15.4% | 23.6 mi | 8 |
| Hallowell | 11.9% | 6.8 mi | 7 |
| Chelsea | 3.4% | 8.0 mi | 2 |
| Sidney | 1.5% | 29.9 mi | 4 |
| Vassalboro | 3.5% | 37.1 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Augusta's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 29.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.