Newichawannock Woods
Managed by Great Works Regional Land Trust
83 acres1.1 mi of trail
River TrailPowerhouse Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Berwick High School · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Berwick
Berwick has 48 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Newichawannock Woods (1.1 mi), Tuckahoe Preserve (0.9 mi), Grants Meadow at Beaver Dam Heath (0.5 mi). 7% of Berwick’s land is conserved, about 1,767 acres. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #78 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,767 acres · of 37.5 sq mi of land
Trails
48 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
486 ft
Diamond Hill
Lakes & rivers
6
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Berwick?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Berwick have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Berwick is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #78 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Berwick’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (48 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home30% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 46%
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 Newichawannock Woods, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tuckahoe Preserve
Managed by Great Works Regional Land Trust
152 acres0.9 mi of trail
Wintergreen Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Grants Meadow at Beaver Dam Heath
Managed by Great Works Regional Land Trust
174 acres0.5 mi of trail
Grant's Meadow Preserve
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Brooks Farm Wildlife Preserve
Managed by Great Works Regional Land Trust
89 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Newichawannock Woods83 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Great Works Regional Land Trust
DirectionsTuckahoe Preserve152 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Great Works Regional Land Trust
DirectionsGrants Meadow at Beaver Dam Heath174 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Great Works Regional Land Trust
DirectionsBrooks Farm Wildlife Preserve89 acres · Great Works Regional Land Trust
Donahue Tract51 acres · Great Works Regional Land Trust
White Tail Crossing46 acres · Great Works Regional Land Trust
Winslow Woods45 acres · Great Works Regional Land Trust
Deer Ridge27 acres · Great Works Regional Land Trust
Penny Pond24 acres
Memorial Field10 acres
Great Falls Park3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,767 conserved acres
7% of Berwick’s land. Who manages Berwick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2,202 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)214 ac
Joint39 ac
Regional agency14 ac
Town or city9 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5 ac
Not recorded126 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,125 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 855 acPrivate Conservation · 326 acConservation Easement · 183 acOther Easement · 66 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 766 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 17 of 43 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Falls Conservation Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 165 | Unknown |
| Horace A. Hurd Memorial Forest Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 164 | Closed |
| GWRLT - Grant's Meadow Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 124 | Closed |
| Tuckahoe Turf Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 110 | Closed |
| Salmon Falls Conservation Area Tuckahoe Turf Private Conservation | Not recorded | 103 | Unknown |
| Brooks Farm Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 88 | Closed |
| Salmon Falls - Keay Brook Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 87 | Closed |
| Newichawannock Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 79 | Closed |
| GWRLT - Donahue Tract Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 52 | Closed |
| White Tail Crossing Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 46 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
11 places to go in Berwick
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Berwick
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Berwick
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Berwick
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Peaks in Berwick
Diamond Hill486 ft elevation
DirectionsPine Hill404 ft elevation
DirectionsBirch Hill338 ft elevation
DirectionsMathews Hill226 ft elevation
DirectionsBlackberry Hill223 ft elevation
DirectionsThompson Hill207 ft elevation
DirectionsHall Hill177 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miHorses · 1.1 miUnpaved · 17.3 mi
Riverloop Trail1.1 mi
Wintergreen Trail1.0 mi
River Trail0.8 mi
Grant's Meadow Preserve0.5 mi
Powerhouse Trail0.4 mi
Pine Needle Path0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Multi-sport
3Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Berwick: 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 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Berwick →
Next door
Berwick and its neighbors
Berwick has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Berwick48 miRochester46 miSouth Berwick34 miLebanon25 miSomersworth14 miNorth Berwick14 miRollinsford9.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick | 7% | 1.3 | 4 | 30% | B− |
| South Berwick | 22% | 1.1 | 65 | 54% | A |
| North Berwick | 5% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Lebanon | 3% | 0.5 | 4 | 4% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Berwick
Where can I hike in Berwick?
The longest trail networks: Newichawannock Woods, 1.1 miles; Tuckahoe Preserve, 0.9 miles; Grants Meadow at Beaver Dam Heath, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Berwick is conserved land?
7% 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 Berwick’s trails?
Newichawannock Woods and Tuckahoe Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Berwick?
4,707 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Berwick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Berwick have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #78 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 Berwick 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 →