1
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
953 acres18.3 mi of trail
Bowl LoopLittle Dyer's PondCouch HillBambi's TrailFisher
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Jefferson
Jefferson, ME parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.5% of Jefferson is conserved land, roughly 1,689 acres. There are about 29 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hidden Valley Nature Center (18.3 mi), West Branch Preserve (2.5 mi), and Stetser Preserve (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jefferson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Jefferson outdoors
Conserved land
4.5%
1,689 of 37,245 acres
Trails
29 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
638 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
West Branch Preserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
208 acres2.5 mi of trail
Tracy's Mill LoopJoe's Trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo West Bank Preserve
3
Stetser Preserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
165 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Statser Trail
4
Musquash Pond Preserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
490 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Davis Stream Preserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
- Damariscotta Lake State Park19 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Dyer Long Pond Access38 ac · Directions
- Turnpike Road19 ac
- Clary Lake Access7 ac · Directions
- Damariscotta Lake Access2 ac
Who protects the land
1,689 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 994 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 22 of 50 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
- Tennis3
- Baseball2
- Basketball1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Jefferson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 4.5% | 28.8 mi | 10 |
| Nobleboro | 3.8% | 0.4 mi | 2 |
| Windsor | 8.8% | 3.5 mi | 6 |
| Somerville | 5.3% | 5.0 mi | 4 |
| Whitefield | 6.4% | 15.8 mi | 7 |
| Alna | 13.8% | 6.2 mi | 4 |
| Waldoboro | 8% | 15.2 mi | 25 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Jefferson'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 34-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.