Chesterville Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
1,999 acres1.8 mi of trail
Tamarrack Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Chesterville
Chesterville has 30 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Chesterville Wildlife Management Area (1.8 mi). 9% of Chesterville’s land is conserved, about 2,120 acres. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
2,120 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
965 ft
Old Bluff Hill
Lakes & rivers
10
What kind of outdoors town is Chesterville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chesterville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chesterville is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chesterville’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (30 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home2% 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 36%
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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 Chesterville WMA, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Egypt Pond Conservation Area
Managed by Kennebec Land Trust
104 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
2,120 conserved acres
9% of Chesterville’s land. Who manages Chesterville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,010 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits210 ac
Not recorded655 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,661 acAgricultural Easement · 208 acState Other or Unknown · 4 acConservation Easement · 1 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 105 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterville Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,428 | Closed |
| Chesterville Wildlife Management Area-Chesterville Wetland Mitigation 1 State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 120 | Unknown |
| Chesterville Wildlife Management Area-Chesterville Wetland Mitigation 3 State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 113 | Unknown |
| Nathaniel G. Whittier Woodlot State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
Things to do
6 places to go in Chesterville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Chesterville
Old Bluff Hill965 ft elevation
DirectionsBlabon Hill906 ft elevation
DirectionsGordon Hill758 ft elevation
DirectionsSanborn Hill745 ft elevation
DirectionsKnowles Hill738 ft elevation
DirectionsZion Hill686 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 7.2 mi
Snowmobile ITS 879.8 mi
Snowmobile ITS 827.2 mi
Snowmobile Williams-Highland Trail1.4 mi
Tamarrack Trail1.2 mi
Snowmobile ITS 115 Connector0.8 mi
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Morrill HomesteadBuilding · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Chesterville: May and July 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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Chesterville →
Next door
Chesterville and its neighbors
Chesterville has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Wilton34 miChesterville30 miJay27 miFarmington22 miNew Sharon22 miVienna21 miFayette21 miMount Vernon18 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterville | 9% | 0.8 | under 1 | 2% | C+ |
| Vienna | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Sharon | 5% | 0.5 | 7 | 6% | C+ |
| Mount Vernon | 5% | 0.5 | 1 | 3% | C |
| Farmington | 2% | 0.4 | 21 | 55% | B− |
| Jay | 3% | 0.6 | 41 | 35% | B |
| Fayette | 6% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Wilton | 3% | 0.8 | 16 | 40% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chesterville
Where can I hike in Chesterville?
The longest trail networks: Chesterville Wildlife Management Area, 1.8 miles; Egypt Pond Conservation Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chesterville is conserved land?
9% 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 Chesterville’s trails?
Chesterville Wildlife Management Area and Egypt Pond Conservation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chesterville?
2,447 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chesterville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chesterville have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Chesterville 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 →