1
Maine State Lands
Nature preserve
841 acres4.1 mi of trail
Narrow Gauge TrailSnowmobile ITS 89
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Hiram
Hiram, ME parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.7% of Hiram is conserved land, roughly 1,658 acres. There are about 41 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Maine State Lands (4.1 mi), Mt Cutler Park (2.9 mi), and Merrill Mountain Community Forest (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hiram, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hiram outdoors
Conserved land
6.7%
1,658 of 24,716 acres
Trails
41 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
949 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
Mt Cutler Park
Park
182 acres2.9 mi of trail
Ridge WalkNorthwest TrailNorth TrailWhite Flag TrailLink
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Merrill Mountain Community Forest
Nature preserve
369 acres1.2 mi of trail
Merrill Mountain Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Bull Ring Preserve
Nature preserve
357 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Earthrest Wilderness Sanctuary
Nature preserve
248 acres0.5 mi of trail
Peaked Mountain Pass
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Tenmile River Demonstration Forest
Nature preserve
55 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds
Park
49 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Merrill Park
Park
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Barnes TrailSnowmobile Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Maine State Lands841 acres · 4.1 mi of trail
Mt Cutler Park182 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
Merrill Mountain Community Forest369 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Bull Ring Preserve357 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Earthrest Wilderness Sanctuary248 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Tenmile River Demonstration Forest55 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds49 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Merrill Park22 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Edgecomb Forest62 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Hiram
Bill Merrill Mountain1,611 ft elevation · In Merrill Mountain Community Forest
Mount Misery1,512 ft elevation
Robbins Hill1,358 ft elevation
Gould Mountain1,276 ft elevation
Mount Cutler1,234 ft elevation
Peaked Mountain1,083 ft elevation · In Earthrest Wilderness Sanctuary
Tear Cap997 ft elevation
Smalls Mountain735 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 6.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 18 trails
- Narrow Gauge Trail2.8 mi
- Lewis Crossing1.9 mi
- Saco Ridge Trail0.9 mi
- Ridge Walk0.9 mi
- Merrill Mountain Trail0.9 mi
- Northwest Trail0.7 mi
- Benny Babb Hill0.6 mi
- North Trail0.6 mi
- Ten Mile Brook0.6 mi
- Snowmobile Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Bryant PondoxbowBurbank PondClemons PondpondCranberry PondJaybird PondpondLittle Clemons PondpondMiddle PondRidlon BrookreservoirStanley PondTrafton Pond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,658 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 69 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 10 of 16 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
- Baseball8
- Tennis7
- Multi-sport2
- Equestrian1
- Soccer1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hiram
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 807 acState Park 800 acPrivate Conservation 709 acConservation Easement 689 acUnknown Easement 422 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Pond Hancock PondState Park | State parks | 800 | Closed |
| Middle PondState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 763 | Access unknown |
| Saco River Floodplain - Moose Pond BrookPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 356 | Access unknown |
| Earthrest PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 263 | Access unknown |
| New England Forestry FoundationPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 89 | Access unknown |
| Edgecomb ForestPrivate Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 66 | Access unknown |
| Mountain Division Line RrState Other or Unknown | Other state land | 43 | Closed |
| Saco River FloodplainLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 32 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 18 places
Clemons CemeteryCemetery
Cotton CemeteryCemetery
Cottton Burying GroundCemetery
Durgin CemeteryCemetery
Foster CemeteryCemetery
Gerrish CemeteryCemetery
Hiram Village CemeteryCemetery
Pleasant Ridge CemeteryCemetery
Spring CemeteryCemetery
Stanley CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Hiram and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram | 6.7% | 41.3 mi | 9 |
| Cornish | 1.2% | 13.9 mi | 2 |
| Baldwin | 6.2% | 26.8 mi | 4 |
| Sebago | 9.9% | 52.2 mi | 9 |
| Parsonsfield | 23.4% | 49.5 mi | 1 |
| Porter | 1.4% | 32.9 mi | 11 |
| Brownfield | 12.7% | 26.5 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hiram'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 26.9-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.