Twin Brook Recreation Area
Managed by Town of Cumberland
223 acres5.8 mi of trail
Wilderness TrailHill TrailInner Loop TrailMorton Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Winn Road School · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cumberland
Cumberland has 36 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
11% of Cumberland’s land is conserved, about 1,545 acres. 337 acres are parks and preserves, 39 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Twin Brook Recreation Area (5.8 mi), Rines Forest (5 mi), Knight's Pond Preserve (4.7 mi).
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #22 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,545 acres · of 22.9 sq mi of land
Trails
36 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
337 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
446 ft
Bruce Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Cumberland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cumberland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cumberland is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #22 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cumberland’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (36 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (337 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home32% 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 78%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 85%
Water is 13% of Cumberland’s area (3 of 26 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 9%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
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The longest trail network is Twin Brook Recreation Area, with 5.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rines Forest
Nature preserve
310 acres5 mi of trail
Cross Cumberland TrailCross Cumberrland TrailWaterfall Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Knight's Pond Preserve
Managed by Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust
215 acres4.7 mi of trail
White TrailBlue TrailSnowmobile TrailRed Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Cumberland Town Forest
Nature preserve
132 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Greely Woods
Nature preserve
45 acres1.2 mi of trail
bluegreenredorange+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Farwell Forest
Nature preserve
50 acres0.9 mi of trail
Cross Cumberland Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wayne and Halvor Merrill Forest
Managed by Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine
98 acres0.6 mi of trail
Moonlight Sno-SkimmersFalmouth Sno-Voyagers
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Town Open Space
Nature preserve
149 acres0.4 mi of trail
Cross Cumberland Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Twin Brook Recreation Area223 acres · 5.8 mi of trail · Town of Cumberland
DirectionsRines Forest310 acres · 5 mi of trail
DirectionsKnight's Pond Preserve215 acres · 4.7 mi of trail · Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust
DirectionsCumberland Town Forest132 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
DirectionsGreely Woods45 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Farwell Forest50 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Wayne and Halvor Merrill Forest98 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine
Town Open Space149 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBroad Cove Reserve18 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsRead Family Farm & Woods CCLT Easement52 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.
Glenview Conservation Easement19 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Cumberland County Fair74 acres
DirectionsTown Land51 acres
Rocky Ridge Preserve37 acres
Berkovich Property CCLT easement26 acres · Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.
Jessie Bullens-Crewe Property CCLT easement20 acres · Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.
Carely-Grant Woods12 acres · Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.
Basket Island9 acres · Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.
West Cumberland Recreation Complex8 acres
DirectionsSalamander Swamp2 acres · Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.
DirectionsFrog Pond1 acres · Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust, Inc.
DirectionsWho protects it
1,545 conserved acres
11% of Cumberland’s land. Water is left out: Cumberland has 22.9 square miles of land and 3.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cumberland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,384 ac
Regional agency843 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)78 ac
State fish & wildlife37 ac
Not recorded645 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,079 acConservation Easement · 812 acAgricultural Easement · 306 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 274 acUnknown · 214 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 387 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 20 of 42 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 455 | Unknown |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 417 | Unknown |
| Rines Forest Unknown | Regional agency | 214 | Unknown |
| Knight's Pond Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 167 | Restricted |
| Knight's Pond Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 153 | Unknown |
| Payson Property Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 107 | Restricted |
| Wayne and Halvor Merrill Forest Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 98 | Restricted |
| Greely Woods Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 45 | Closed |
| Rock Ridge Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 43 | Restricted |
| Municipal Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Cumberland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cumberland
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Cumberland
Town Landing
DirectionsPlus 1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Cumberland
Bruce Hill446 ft elevation · In Knight's Pond Preserve
DirectionsYork Hill217 ft elevation
DirectionsSpears Hill187 ft elevation
DirectionsSturdivant Hill171 ft elevation
DirectionsBruce Hill SummitIn Knight's Pond Preserve
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 19.2 miHorses · 3.1 miUnpaved · 26.1 mi
Cross Cumberland Trail2.8 mi
Snowmobile Falmouth Trail1.9 mi
Moonlight Sno-Skimmers1.7 mi
blue1.2 mi
White Trail1.1 mi
Wilderness Trail0.9 mi
Longwoods Preserve0.7 mi
Blue Trail0.7 mi
yellow0.7 mi
Waterfall Trail0.7 mi
15 more trails
Hill Trail
0.6 miCross Cumberrland Trail
0.6 miYellow Trail
0.5 migreen
0.5 miSnowmobile Trail
0.5 miRed Trail
0.5 miInner Loop Trail
0.4 miMorton Trail
0.4 miwhite
0.4 miRavine Trail
0.4 mired
0.4 miBroad Cove Access Trail
0.4 miFalmouth Sno-Voyagers
0.2 miDog Trail
0.2 miorange
0.1 miLakes & 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
5Pickleball
5Tracks
4Baseball
4Tennis
2Football
2Basketball
2Softball
2Soccer
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cumberland: 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 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Cumberland →
Next door
Cumberland and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Falmouth104 miGray41 miCumberland36 miWindham33 miYarmouth31 miNorth Yarmouth25 miCumberland Center12 miChebeague Island4.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 11% | 1.6 | 39 | 32% | A− |
| North Yarmouth | 13% | 1.2 | 59 | 37% | A− |
| Yarmouth | 11% | 2.3 | 43 | 65% | A |
| Cumberland Center | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Falmouth | 17% | 3.6 | 74 | 69% | A |
| Gray | 5% | 0.9 | 5 | 11% | C+ |
| Windham | 5% | 0.7 | 33 | 20% | B |
| Chebeague Island | — 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 Cumberland
Where can I hike in Cumberland?
The longest trail networks: Twin Brook Recreation Area, 5.8 miles; Rines Forest, 5 miles; Knight's Pond Preserve, 4.7 miles; Cumberland Town Forest, 2.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cumberland is conserved land?
11% 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 Cumberland’s trails?
Twin Brook Recreation Area and Rines Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cumberland?
6,049 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cumberland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 337 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cumberland have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #22 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 Cumberland 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 →