Great Moose Wetland Preserve
Managed by Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hartland
Hartland has 21 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
1% of Hartland’s land is conserved, about 257 acres.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
257 acres · of 37.1 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
823 ft
Goodwin Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hartland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hartland is ahead of 15% 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 Hartland’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 15%
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Water is 14% of Hartland’s area (6 of 43 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hartland. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
257 conserved acres
1% of Hartland’s land. Water is left out: Hartland has 37.1 square miles of land and 5.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hartland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits70 ac
Not recorded220 ac
State Other or Unknown · 220 acConservation Easement · 33 acUnknown Easement · 33 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Hill Property State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 220 | Unknown |
| Great Moose Wetlands Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Closed |
Things to do
12 places to go in Hartland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hartland
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Hartland
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Hartland
Goodwin Hill823 ft elevation
DirectionsHuff Hill692 ft elevation
DirectionsTibbetts Hill653 ft elevation
DirectionsStafford Hill610 ft elevation
DirectionsRowell Hill587 ft elevation
DirectionsBurrill Hill482 ft elevation
DirectionsTuttle Hill453 ft elevation
DirectionsFord Hill371 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.1 mi
Snowmobile ITS 8411.3 mi
Snowmobile Pittsfield Trail2.2 mi
Snowmobile Trail St. Albans1.2 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
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hartland: 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Hartland →
Next door
Hartland and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland | 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Athens | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| St. Albans | 4% | 0.8 | 4 | 8% | C+ |
| Canaan | 2% | 0.9 | 66 | 5% | B− |
| Pittsfield | 1% | 0.9 | 24 | 52% | B |
| Palmyra | 2% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Cornville | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hartland
How much of Hartland is conserved land?
1% 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 Hartland’s trails?
Great Moose Wetland Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hartland?
1,313 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hartland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hartland have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Hartland 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 →