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Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Nature preserve
434 acres5.8 mi of trail
Laird-Northon TrailFarley TrailPilger TrailYankee Woodlot TrailMuskie Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Wells
Wells, ME parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Wells is conserved land, roughly 6,579 acres. There are about 35 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wells Reserve at Laudholm (5.8 mi), Wells Barrens Preserve (3 mi), and Tatnic Hills Preserve (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wells, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wells outdoors
Conserved land
14%
6,579 of 46,879 acres
Trails
35 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 18 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
562 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
Wells Barrens Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
328 acres3 mi of trail
Yellow TrailWhite TrailBlue TrailRed Trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Tatnic Hills Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
201 acres1.8 mi of trail
Red TrailWhite Trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Perkinstown Wildlife Commons
Managed by Great Works Regional Land Trust
282 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
5
Hilton-Winn Preserve
Managed by York Land Trust
137 acres1.5 mi of trail
River TrailLoop TrailBoardwalk TrailConnector Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service;U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
1,597 acres1 mi of trail
Carson Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
7
Great Haith Wildlife Commons
Managed by Town of Wells
431 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Tatnic Woods Preserve
Managed by Great Works Regional Land Trust
50 acres0.4 mi of trail
Vernal Pool PathLady Slipper Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 17 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 17 parks & preserves
Wells Reserve at Laudholm434 acres · 5.8 mi of trail
Wells Barrens Preserve328 acres · 3 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Tatnic Hills Preserve201 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Perkinstown Wildlife Commons282 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · Great Works Regional Land Trust
Hilton-Winn Preserve137 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · York Land Trust
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge1,597 acres · 1 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service;U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Great Haith Wildlife Commons431 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Town of Wells
Tatnic Woods Preserve50 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Great Works Regional Land Trust
Getchell Pasteur Wildlife Commons166 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Town of Wells
Wells Harbor Community Park47 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Town of Wells
Who protects the land
6,579 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 996 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 47 of 129 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
- Baseball6
- Multi-sport6
- Basketball5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Wells and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells | 14% | 34.6 mi | 17 |
| Kennebunk | 20.7% | 43.1 mi | 26 |
| Ogunquit | 5.1% | 3.7 mi | 7 |
| North Berwick | 4.9% | 13.5 mi | 5 |
| South Berwick | 22.3% | 34.3 mi | 15 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wells'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 33.9-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.