TownTapestry
Sign inJoin
MEMaine rankings

Towns with the most trails in Maine

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 32 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Bath 1 Bath 2.5 mi / sq mi Trail miles 33.2 mi Westbrook 2 Westbrook 1.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 32.7 mi Gorham 3 Gorham Cumberland County 1.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 87.5 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Bath Bath8,815 people 2.5 mi / sq mi 33.2 mi 18
2 Westbrook Westbrook20,775 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 32.7 mi 17
3 Gorham GorhamCumberland County · 18,300 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 87.5 mi 22
4 Bangor Bangor31,938 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 52.9 mi 33
5 Sanford Sanford22,247 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 66.7 mi 31
6 Topsham TopshamSagadahoc County · 9,706 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 45.5 mi 22
7 Waterville Waterville17,077 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 17.0 mi 9
8 Gardiner Gardiner6,088 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 19.2 mi 5
9 South Portland South Portland26,930 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 15.9 mi 22
10 Hallowell Hallowell2,592 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 6.8 mi 7
11 South Berwick South BerwickYork County · 7,670 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 34.3 mi 15
12 Portland Portland68,854 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 68.6 mi 66
13 Fort Fairfield Fort FairfieldAroostook County · 3,309 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 74.8 mi 2
14 Augusta Augusta19,077 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 54.8 mi 26
15 Caribou Caribou7,382 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 74.9 mi 5
16 Waterboro WaterboroYork County · 8,055 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 52.7 mi 10
17 Presque Isle Presque Isle8,736 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 70.6 mi 8
18 Old Town Old Town7,470 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 39.5 mi 12
19 Greene GreeneAndroscoggin County · 4,417 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 31.1 mi 5
20 Limington LimingtonYork County · 4,017 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 36.8 mi 8
21 Biddeford Biddeford22,498 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 47.7 mi 32
22 Bridgton BridgtonCumberland County · 5,642 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 50.1 mi 19
23 Brewer Brewer9,652 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 11.9 mi 10
24 Rockland Rockland7,035 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 10.9 mi 17
25 Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard BeachYork County · 9,244 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 15.8 mi 7
26 Lewiston Lewiston38,324 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 19.7 mi 23
27 Calais Calais3,097 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 22.4 mi 4
28 Saco Saco20,819 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 27.1 mi 24
29 Belfast Belfast6,986 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 17.4 mi 14
30 Paris ParisOxford County · 5,317 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 15.0 mi 9
31 Auburn Auburn24,602 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 22.6 mi 21
32 Ellsworth Ellsworth8,657 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 30.6 mi 13

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

Same ranking in other states

AL AK AR CA CT FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI All of the U.S.