Ducktrap River Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
248 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Belmont
8% of Belmont’s land is conserved: 666 acres
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Belmont.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
666 acres · of 13.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belmont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belmont is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belmont’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 13%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Belmont. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
666 conserved acres
8% of Belmont’s land. Who manages Belmont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits424 ac
State fish & wildlife248 ac
Not recorded50 ac
Conservation Easement · 401 acState Conservation Area · 248 acState Other or Unknown · 45 acAgricultural Easement · 23 acWatershed Protection Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 413 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ducktrap River Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 248 | Closed |
| Ducktrap River State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 45 | Unknown |
| Water Supply Lands Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Greer's Corner SchoolBuilding · listed 1991
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Belmont: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Belmont →
Next door
Belmont and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Belmont
How much of Belmont is conserved land?
8% 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 Belmont’s trails?
Ducktrap River Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Belmont?
7,641 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belmont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belmont have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Belmont 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 →