1
Crooked Farm Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
129 acres2.5 mi of trail
Crook Trail LoopCross TrailBoyd Pond TrailRiver Spur
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Bristol
Bristol, ME parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.7% of Bristol is conserved land, roughly 1,363 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Crooked Farm Preserve (2.5 mi), La Verna Preserve (2.2 mi), and Keyes Woods Preserve (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bristol, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bristol outdoors
Conserved land
2.7%
1,363 of 49,742 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
22
467 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
La Verna Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
137 acres2.2 mi of trail
La Verna TrailEllis TrailTibbitts Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo La Verna Preserve Parking
3
Keyes Woods Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
72 acres1.2 mi of trail
Blue Loop Trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
4
Cosima’s Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
47 acres1 mi of trail
Blue Trail LoopOrange Trail Spur
Dog rules not recorded
5
Bearce Allen Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
39 acres0.9 mi of trail
Yellow LoopBlue TrailGreen Trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo Bearse Allen Preserve Parking Lot
6
John and Peg Sproul Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
73 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
7
Hatchtown Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
37 acres0.6 mi of trail
Blue TrailYellow TrailGreen Trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
NORGAL Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
48 acres0.5 mi of trail
Gale's Trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo Bearse Allen Preserve Parking Lot
All 22 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 22 parks & preserves
Crooked Farm Preserve129 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
La Verna Preserve137 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Keyes Woods Preserve72 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Cosima’s Preserve47 acres · 1 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Bearce Allen Preserve39 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
John and Peg Sproul Preserve73 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Hatchtown Preserve37 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
NORGAL Preserve48 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Rachel Carson Salt Pond Preserve63 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Bass Rock Preserve11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Who protects the land
1,363 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 695 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 57 of 93 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
- Tennis1
- Soccer1
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Bristol and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 2.7% | 14.7 mi | 22 |
| South Bristol | 5.5% | 12.6 mi | 12 |
| Bremen | 7.2% | 4.7 mi | 8 |
| St. George | 1.2% | 15.1 mi | 14 |
| Newcastle | 15.6% | 19.1 mi | 20 |
| Monhegan plantation | 0% | 9.2 mi | 3 |
| Damariscotta | 6.2% | 7.0 mi | 12 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bristol'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 39.9-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.