Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge: Bering Unit
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
11,639 acres25.8 mi of trail
Greenway TrailBeaver TrailRaven TrailCranberry Lake Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Baring plantation
More than half of Baring plantation’s land is conserved: 87%
87% of Baring plantation’s land is conserved, about 11,627 acres. The biggest trail networks: Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge: Bering Unit (25.8 mi), Moosehorn Wilderness (8.5 mi). 35 miles of mapped trail cross Baring plantation, 1.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
87%
11,627 acres · of 20.8 sq mi of land
Trails
35 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
374 ft
Bald Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge: Bering Unit, with 25.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Moosehorn Wilderness
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
4,171 acres8.5 mi of trail
Cranberrry Lake TrailBearce Lake TrailHanson TrailConic Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Who protects it
11,627 conserved acres
87% of Baring plantation’s land. Water is left out: Baring plantation has 20.8 square miles of land and 3.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Baring plantation’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service23,249 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 23,242 acConservation Easement · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 23,242 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Baring plantation
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Baring plantation
Bald Mountain374 ft elevation · In Moosehorn Wilderness
DirectionsTrails & water
11 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.3 miHorses · 5.3 miUnpaved · 11.4 mi
Greenway Trail4.2 mi
Cranberrry Lake Trail2.1 mi
Conic Trail2.0 mi
Bearce Lake Trail2.0 mi
Hanson Trail1.9 mi
Beaver Trail1.5 mi
Raven Trail1.3 mi
Cranberry Lake Trail1.3 mi
Headquarters Trail0.7 mi
Tower Trail0.6 mi
1 more trails
Barn Medou Extended
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Baring plantation: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Baring plantation →
Next door
Baring plantation and its neighbors
Baring plantation has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baring plantation | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Baileyville | 41% | 0.3 | 6 | 59% | B |
| Calais | 23% | 0.7 | 14 | 69% | A− |
| Meddybemps | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Charlotte | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baring plantation
Where can I hike in Baring plantation?
The longest trail networks: Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge: Bering Unit, 25.8 miles; Moosehorn Wilderness, 8.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Baring plantation’s trails?
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge: Bering Unit and Moosehorn Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Baring plantation?
3,349 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baring plantation or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Baring plantation 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 →