Fahi Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
790 acres1.8 mi of trail
Snowmobile Hancock PondSnowmobile Embden Pond TrailSnowmobile Embden trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Embden Town House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Embden
Few parks or trails are on the map in Embden
The biggest trail networks: Fahi Pond Wildlife Management Area (1.8 mi). 4% of Embden’s land is conserved, about 1,106 acres. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
4%
1,106 acres · of 39.6 sq mi of land
Trails
44 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.4 mi
5.4 mi paths
Highest peak
1,329 ft
Black Hill
Lakes & rivers
8
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 Fahi Pond WMA, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Embden Pond Boat Access
Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Snowmobile Embden Pond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,106 conserved acres
4% of Embden’s land. Water is left out: Embden has 39.6 square miles of land and 3.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Embden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife789 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits621 ac
Not recorded6 ac
State Conservation Area · 789 acAgricultural Easement · 621 acPrivate Conservation · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 311 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fahi Pond Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 789 | Closed |
| Emden Boating Private Conservation | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
Things to do
7 places to go in Embden
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Embden
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Embden
Embden Pond Public Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Peaks in Embden
Black Hill1,329 ft elevation
DirectionsDunbar Hill932 ft elevation
DirectionsFletcher Hill876 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Embden
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile Embden Pond Trail12.1 mi
Snowmobile Embden Trail7.1 mi
Snowmobile Embden trail5.5 mi
Snowmobile Embden New Portland Connector1.4 mi
Snowmobile Hancock Pond1.2 mi
Snowmobile East Shore Embden Pond Access1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball
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 Embden: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Embden →
Next door
Embden and its neighbors
Embden has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embden | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Solon | 2% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Anson | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | 12% | D |
| New Portland | — 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 Embden
Where can I hike in Embden?
The longest trail networks: Fahi Pond Wildlife Management Area, 1.8 miles; Embden Pond Boat Access, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Embden’s trails?
Fahi Pond Wildlife Management Area and Embden Pond Boat Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Embden?
5.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Embden?
238 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Embden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Embden 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 →