Arundel Community Trails
Nature preserve
39 acres1.3 mi of trail
Red TrailYellow TrailRoll Um Easy Flow trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Arundel
Arundel has 10 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Arundel Community Trails (1.3 mi). 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #118 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
603 acres · of 23.9 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.4 mi
3.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Arundel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Arundel is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #118 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Arundel’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home6% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 18%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Arundel Community Trails, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Welch Woods
Nature preserve
7 acres0.4 mi of trail
Welch Woods Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Marshall Preserve
Nature preserve
198 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wonder Brook / Murphy Preserve
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
603 conserved acres
4% of Arundel’s land. Who manages Arundel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits852 ac
Regional agency65 ac
Not recorded132 ac
Agricultural Easement · 625 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 178 acLocal Other or Unknown · 135 acPrivate Conservation · 90 acUnknown Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 325 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 174 | Closed |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 70 | Unknown |
| Marshall Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 66 | Unknown |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 65 | Unknown |
| Kennebunk Land Trust Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 27 | Restricted |
Things to do
4 places to go in Arundel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Arundel
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Arundel
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Arundel
Hemlock Grove Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.7 mi
Yellow Trail0.7 mi
Red Trail0.6 mi
Welch Woods Trail0.4 mi
Roll Um Easy Flow trail0.2 mi
Connector Trail0.2 mi
Kennebunk River Overlook0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Arundel: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
February is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Arundel →
Next door
Arundel and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel | 4% | 0.4 | 8 | 6% | C |
| Kennebunk | 26% | 1.2 | 14 | 41% | A− |
| Kennebunkport | 25% | 1.5 | 66 | 32% | A |
| Lyman | 8% | 1.0 | 22 | 2% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Arundel
Where can I hike in Arundel?
The longest trail networks: Arundel Community Trails, 1.3 miles; Welch Woods, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Arundel is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 6% for a Maine town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Arundel’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Arundel Community Trails (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Arundel?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Arundel?
1,653 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arundel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Arundel have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 of 143 in Maine. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Arundel neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →