Virgil Parris Forest
Managed by Western Foothills Land Trust
171 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hebron
Hebron has 19 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8% of Hebron’s land is conserved, about 1,198 acres. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 5.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,198 acres · of 22.4 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,680 ft
Streaked Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Hebron?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hebron have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hebron is ahead of 45% 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 Hebron’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home1% 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 45%
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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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Siekman-Crockett
Managed by Western Foothills Land Trust
114 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Keene-Whitman Memorial Forest
Nature preserve
61 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
H. Packard Memorial Recreational Area
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,198 conserved acres
8% of Hebron’s land. Who manages Hebron’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,275 ac
State parks441 ac
Conservation Easement · 924 acLocal Other or Unknown · 441 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 238 acUnknown Easement · 113 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 519 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 441 | Closed |
| Virgil Parris Forest Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 180 | Restricted |
| Keene Whitman Memorial Forest Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 58 | Closed |
Things to do
7 places to go in Hebron
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hebron
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Hebron
Streaked Mountain1,680 ft elevation
DirectionsStone Hill1,184 ft elevation
DirectionsNumber 4 Hill1,135 ft elevation
DirectionsBen Barrows Hill1,119 ft elevation
DirectionsGreenwood Mountain761 ft elevation
DirectionsBrighton Hill492 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 897.8 mi
Streaked Mountain Trail0.4 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
6Tennis
5Soccer
4Tracks
2Baseball
2Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Sturtevant HallBuilding · listed 1977
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hebron: 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) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Hebron →
Next door
Hebron and its neighbors
Hebron has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Hebron
How much of Hebron is conserved land?
8% 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 Hebron’s trails?
Virgil Parris Forest and Siekman-Crockett don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hebron?
2,305 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hebron or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hebron have?
Ahead of 45% 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 Hebron 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 →