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Outdoors in Harmony

Few parks or trails are on the map in Harmony

1% of Harmony’s land is conserved, about 324 acres. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 8.4 per 1,000 residents. 5.8 miles of mapped trail cross Harmony, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
324 acres · of 38.7 sq mi of land
Trails
5.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
869 ft
Devils Head
Lakes & rivers
4
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Fairground

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

324 conserved acres

1% of Harmony’s land. Who manages Harmony’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits211 ac
Not recorded188 ac
Private Conservation · 188 acUnknown Easement · 136 acAgricultural Easement · 75 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 136 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Orlt Fee
Private Conservation
Not recorded188Unknown
Things to do

7 places to go in Harmony

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Harmony
Devils Head869 ft elevation
Directions
Carson Hill787 ft elevation
Directions
Grant Hill764 ft elevation
Directions
Mainstream Mountain764 ft elevation
Directions
Talbot Hill584 ft elevation
Directions
Hurd Hill531 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Snowmobile Trail St. Albans2.3 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
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Harmony: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)263038516573787770564332
Rain (in)3.42.83.53.93.74.44.03.93.85.24.34.2

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Harmony →

Next door

Harmony and its neighbors

Harmony has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Harmony— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Athens— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cambridge— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wellington— 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 Harmony

Are dogs allowed on Harmony’s trails?

Fairground doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Harmony?

1,092 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harmony or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harmony 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 →