1
Cliff Trail
Managed by Town of Harpswell
186 acres2 mi of trail
Cliff Trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Harpswell
Harpswell, ME parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.4% of Harpswell is conserved land, roughly 2,793 acres. There are about 24 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cliff Trail (2 mi), Mitchell Field (2 mi), and Devil's Back Trail Area (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Harpswell, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Harpswell outdoors
Conserved land
3.4%
2,793 of 81,233 acres
Trails
24 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
36
554 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
Mitchell Field
Managed by Town of Harpswell
105 acres2 mi of trail
Mitchell Field Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Devil's Back Trail Area
Managed by Town of Harpswell
38 acres1.9 mi of trail
Byles Point LoopGun Point Cove Loop Trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
4
Long Reach Preserve
Managed by Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
102 acres1.8 mi of trail
Fales Hill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Curtis Farm Preserve
Managed by Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
85 acres1.6 mi of trail
Curtis Loop TrailField TrailBasin Cove Spur
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
6
Otter Brook Preserve
Managed by Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
68 acres1.5 mi of trail
South LoopNorth Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Anna M. Tondreau Preserve
Managed by Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
52 acres1.3 mi of trail
Loop TrailCove TrailAccess trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the trailhead
8
Hackett and Minot Trails
Managed by Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
75 acres1 mi of trail
Hackett and Minot Trails
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
All 36 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 36 parks & preserves
Cliff Trail186 acres · 2 mi of trail · Town of Harpswell
Mitchell Field105 acres · 2 mi of trail · Town of Harpswell
Devil's Back Trail Area38 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Town of Harpswell
Long Reach Preserve102 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
Curtis Farm Preserve85 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
Otter Brook Preserve68 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
Anna M. Tondreau Preserve52 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
Hackett and Minot Trails75 acres · 1 mi of trail · Harpswell Heritage Land Trust
Skolfield Shores Preserve32 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Austin Cary Tree Farm224 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Baxter State Park Authority
Who protects the land
2,793 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,252 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 66 of 151 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
- Tennis8
- Basketball2
- Baseball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Harpswell and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpswell | 3.4% | 23.9 mi | 36 |
| Brunswick | 12.2% | 76.4 mi | 36 |
| Freeport | 10.6% | 52.2 mi | 40 |
| West Bath | 5.3% | 16.2 mi | 3 |
| Phippsburg | 11.6% | 36.5 mi | 32 |
| Chebeague Island | 1.6% | 4.6 mi | 16 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Harpswell'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 43.3-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.