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B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hermon

Hermon has 39 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land

8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Hermon’s land is conserved, about 982 acres. 92 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.

Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #85 of 143 in Maine. What drives it

Conserved land
4%
982 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
92 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
361 ft
Hermon Hill
Lakes & rivers
5

What kind of outdoors town is Hermon?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

A trail town1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 82% of U.S. towns.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Hermon have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hermon is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #85 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 Hermon’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (39 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (92 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home8% 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 51%
LessMore
Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 41%
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.

123
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 Hermon Recreation Area, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hermon Recreation Area

Park
64 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Hermon Pond State Park Property

Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Veteran's Memorial Park

Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

982 conserved acres

4% of Hermon’s land. Who manages Hermon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional agency825 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits88 ac
Regional Water Districts42 ac
State parks24 ac
Not recorded868 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,652 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 88 acWatershed Protection Area · 83 acState Park · 24 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Regional agency867Unknown
Miscellaneous Municipal Lands/Herman Bog
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded683Unknown
Miscellaneous Municipal Lands
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded144Unknown
Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum
Private Other or Unknown
Land trusts & nonprofits88Restricted
Water Supply Lands
Watershed Protection Area
Not recorded41Unknown
Hermon Pond
State Park
State parks24Closed
Things to do

6 places to go in Hermon

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

Campgrounds in Hermon
Pleasant Hill CampgroundFee
Directions

Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

11 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 848.3 mi
Snowmobile Trail 7 Hermon4.2 mi
Snowmobile Trail 5 Hermon3.3 mi
Snowmobile Trail 9 Hermon3.2 mi
Snowmobile ITS 822.7 mi
Snowmobile Trail 8 Hermon1.9 mi
Snowmobile Trail 3 Hermon1.9 mi
Snowmobile Bangor Trail1.8 mi
Snowmobile Trail 4 Hermon1.2 mi
Snowmobile Hermon - Store Trail0.9 mi
1 more trails
Snowmobile Hermon - Tower Trail
0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
George PondHermon PondTracy PondBlack StreamWheeler Stream
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
4Tennis
3Baseball
2Soccer
2Softball
1Football
1Multi-sport
1Basketball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
District #5 School HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hermon: 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)9.110.411.813.414.815.615.314.012.510.99.58.8
High (°F)283140536674807970584534
Rain (in)3.42.73.43.73.53.93.23.33.74.84.14.0

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Hermon →

Next door

Hermon and its neighbors

Hermon has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Bangor53 miHermon39 miGlenburn27 miHampden1.6 miCarmel1.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Hermon4%1.1148%B−
Hampden3%under 0.11031%C
Carmel1%under 0.1under 1under 1%D
Glenburnunder 1%1.02313%C+
Bangor11%1.51481%A−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Hermon

Where can I hike in Hermon?

The longest trail networks: Hermon Recreation Area, 0.3 miles; Veteran's Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Hermon is conserved land?

4% 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 Hermon’s trails?

Hermon Recreation Area and Hermon Pond State Park Property don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Hermon?

998 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hermon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 92 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Hermon have?

Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 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 Hermon 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 →