Greene Village Recreational Park
Park
114 acres1.7 mi of trail
Recreational Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Greene
Greene has 31 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Greene Village Recreational Park (1.7 mi), Hooper Pond Preserve (1.3 mi), Captain Harris Homestead Preserve (0.5 mi). 117 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #71 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
698 acres · of 32.3 sq mi of land
Trails
31 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
117 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
682 ft
Clark Mountain
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Greene?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greene have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greene is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #71 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greene’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (31 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (117 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home13% 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 56%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 51%
Water is 8% of Greene’s area (3 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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 Greene Village Recreational Park, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hooper Pond Preserve
Managed by Androscoggin Land Trust
162 acres1.3 mi of trail
Snowmobile Trail 32CSnowmobile Trail 32
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Captain Harris Homestead Preserve
Managed by Androscoggin Land Trust
306 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Marden-Chittick Refuge
Managed by Androscoggin Land Trust
210 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Greene Village Recreational Park114 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Hooper Pond Preserve162 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Androscoggin Land Trust
Captain Harris Homestead Preserve306 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Androscoggin Land Trust
Marden-Chittick Refuge210 acres · Androscoggin Land Trust
Murch Field3 acres
Who protects it
698 conserved acres
3% of Greene’s land. Water is left out: Greene has 32.3 square miles of land and 2.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Greene’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,163 ac
Not recorded28 ac
Conservation Easement · 493 acUnknown Easement · 493 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 177 acPrivate Conservation · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 493 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooper Pond Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 177 | Closed |
| ALT-Bubier Private Conservation | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| ALT-Boucher Private Conservation | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Greene
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Greene
Cherry Pond Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in Greene
Clark Mountain682 ft elevation · In Marden-Chittick Refuge
DirectionsMerrill Hill669 ft elevation
DirectionsLittle Sabattus Mountain525 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
9 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile Trail 3211.7 mi
Snowmobile ITS 876.5 mi
Recreational Park Trail2.4 mi
Snowmobile Trail 30D2.1 mi
Snowmobile Trail 32C1.8 mi
Snowmobile Trail 301.3 mi
Snowmobile Trail 21C1.0 mi
Snowmobile Trail 32A1.0 mi
Snowmobile Trail 30C0.7 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
1Softball
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 Greene: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Greene →
Next door
Greene and its neighbors
Greene has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Greene
Where can I hike in Greene?
The longest trail networks: Greene Village Recreational Park, 1.7 miles; Hooper Pond Preserve, 1.3 miles; Captain Harris Homestead Preserve, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greene is conserved land?
3% 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 Greene’s trails?
Greene Village Recreational Park and Hooper Pond Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greene?
2,013 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greene or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 117 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greene have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #71 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 Greene 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 →