Bremen Town Forest
Managed by Town of Bremen
53 acres1.3 mi of trail
Hilton O’Connor Trail (Blue Loop)Hilton O’Connor Trail (Yellow Loop)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Bremen Town Hall, Former · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Bremen
Few parks or trails are on the map in Bremen
The biggest trail networks: Bremen Town Forest (1.3 mi), Pemaquid Pond Preserve (0.6 mi). 12% of Bremen’s land is conserved, about 1,267 acres. 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Bremen, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
12%
1,267 acres · of 16.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
302 ft
Johnston Hill
Lakes & rivers
6
2 boat launches
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 Bremen Town Forest, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pemaquid Pond Preserve
Managed by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
29 acres0.6 mi of trail
Blue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Hay Conservation Recreation Area
Nature preserve
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Todd Wildlife Sanctuary
Managed by Audubon
355 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Bremen Town Forest53 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Town of Bremen
Pemaquid Pond Preserve29 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
DirectionsHay Conservation Recreation Area12 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsTodd Wildlife Sanctuary355 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Audubon
Karl F. Berger Preserve165 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Hillside Trail41 acres
McCurdy Island Preserve12 acres · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
McCurdy Islands Preserve1 acres · Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust
Who protects it
1,267 conserved acres
12% of Bremen’s land. Water is left out: Bremen has 16.5 square miles of land and 11.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bremen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,571 ac
Regional agency90 ac
State conservation68 ac
State fish & wildlife49 ac
State natural resources19 ac
State parks4 ac
Not recorded10 ac
Conservation Easement · 504 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 465 acAgricultural Easement · 330 acUnknown Easement · 293 acPrivate Conservation · 126 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 614 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 35 of 48 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Island Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 299 | Closed |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 175 | Unknown |
| Todd Sanctuary Private Conservation | State conservation | 49 | Closed |
| Town fire station Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 49 | Closed |
| Pemaquid Pond Preserve Private Conservation | Regional agency | 32 | Restricted |
| Todd Audubon Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 31 | Restricted |
| McCurdy Islands Conservation Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 14 | Restricted |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Crow Island Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 2 | Closed |
| Crotch Islands North State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Bremen
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Bremen
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Bremen
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Bremen
Johnston Hill302 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Bremen
Hog Island Audubon CampIn Todd Wildlife Sanctuary
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Hilton O’Connor Trail (Blue Loop)1.0 mi
Blue Trail0.7 mi
Orange Trail0.6 mi
Hart Woods0.5 mi
Hilton O’Connor Trail (Yellow Loop)0.3 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
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Bremen: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Bremen →
Next door
Bremen and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Waldoboro | 9% | 0.2 | 23 | 19% | B− |
| Damariscotta | 7% | 0.6 | 4 | 31% | C+ |
| Bristol | 6% | 0.4 | 67 | 16% | B |
| Friendship | 5% | 0.4 | 69 | 19% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bremen
Where can I hike in Bremen?
The longest trail networks: Bremen Town Forest, 1.3 miles; Pemaquid Pond Preserve, 0.6 miles; Hay Conservation Recreation Area, 0.3 miles; Todd Wildlife Sanctuary, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Bremen’s trails?
Bremen Town Forest and Pemaquid Pond Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bremen?
828 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bremen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bremen 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 →