1
Spring Brook Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
344 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Hancock
Hancock, ME parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Hancock is conserved land, roughly 3,431 acres. There are about 21 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Spring Brook WMA (2 mi), Frenchman Bay Community Forest (1.8 mi), and Ice Pond Preserve (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hancock, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hancock outdoors
Conserved land
14%
3,431 of 24,719 acres
Trails
21 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
1,363 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.4 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
Frenchman Bay Community Forest
Managed by New England Forestry Foundation
3,344 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Ice Pond Preserve
Managed by Crabtree Neck Land Trust
76 acres1.7 mi of trail
South TrailEast LoopEast TrailBrook Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Pettengill Preserve
Managed by Crabtree Neck Land Trust
133 acres1 mi of trail
Main TrailLoop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Sam Ball Woods Preserve
Managed by Crabtree Neck Land Trust
26 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Ball Field Preserve
Managed by Crabtree Neck Land Trust
29 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Salt Pond Preserve
Managed by Frenchman Bay Conservancy
18 acres0.6 mi of trail
Salt Pond trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Spring Brook Wildlife Management Area344 acres · 2 mi of trail · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Frenchman Bay Community Forest3,344 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · New England Forestry Foundation
Ice Pond Preserve76 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · Crabtree Neck Land Trust
Pettengill Preserve133 acres · 1 mi of trail · Crabtree Neck Land Trust
Sam Ball Woods Preserve26 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Crabtree Neck Land Trust
Ball Field Preserve29 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Crabtree Neck Land Trust
Salt Pond Preserve18 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Frenchman Bay Conservancy
Kilkenny Cove Preserve8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Frenchman Bay Conservancy
Tidal Falls Preserve8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Frenchman Bay Conservancy
Egypt Bay Wildlife Management Area102 acres · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Who protects the land
3,431 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 882 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 16 of 42 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 paths5.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Hancock and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock | 13.9% | 21.2 mi | 12 |
| Sorrento | 3.6% | 0.5 mi | 1 |
| Lamoine | 2.6% | 4.1 mi | 7 |
| Sullivan | 15% | 16.3 mi | 8 |
| Franklin | 10.8% | 11.1 mi | 6 |
| Bar Harbor | 37.6% | 83.9 mi | 14 |
| Gouldsboro | 9.9% | 19.6 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hancock'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 31.5-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.