Curtis Homestead Conservation Area
Managed by Kennebec Land Trust
327 acres2.4 mi of trail
Lower Field Loop TrailUpper Field Loop TrailCurtis Rock trailWoodlot Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Leeds
Leeds has 15 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Curtis Homestead Conservation Area (2.4 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,131 acres · of 40.1 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
656 ft
Monument Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach · 2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leeds have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leeds is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leeds’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home2% 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 28%
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Water is 8% of Leeds’ area (3 of 43 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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 Curtis Homestead Conservation Area, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Androscoggin Riverlands State Park
Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
353 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Brackett-Longley Rare Plant Preserve
Managed by Kennebec Land Trust
46 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Stinch Fields
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,131 conserved acres
4% of Leeds’ land. Water is left out: Leeds has 40.1 square miles of land and 3.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Leeds’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,315 ac
State parks286 ac
Unknown Easement · 471 acAgricultural Easement · 392 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 373 acState Park · 286 acConservation Easement · 79 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 471 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Homestead Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 328 | Closed |
| Androscoggin Riverlands State Park State Park | State parks | 286 | Closed |
| Brackett-Longley Rare Plant Pres. Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 46 | Closed |
Things to do
10 places to go in Leeds
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Leeds
Stinchfield Beach
DirectionsBoat launches in Leeds
Riverbend Campground Boat Launch
DirectionsStinchfield Beach Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in Leeds
Monument Hill656 ft elevation
DirectionsQuaker Hill633 ft elevation
DirectionsBishop Hill512 ft elevation
DirectionsHedgehog Hill489 ft elevation
DirectionsSand Hill413 ft elevation
DirectionsFairview Hill404 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Leeds
Riverbend Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 878.4 mi
Lower Field Loop Trail1.1 mi
Upper Field Loop Trail0.5 mi
Curtis Rock trail0.5 mi
Woodlot Trail0.4 mi
Snowmobile Trail 320.4 mi
Snowmobile Trail 32C0.1 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Leeds: 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Leeds →
Next door
Leeds and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Leeds
Where can I hike in Leeds?
The longest trail networks: Curtis Homestead Conservation Area, 2.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Leeds 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 Leeds’ trails?
Curtis Homestead Conservation Area and Androscoggin Riverlands State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Leeds?
1,026 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leeds or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Leeds have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Leeds 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 →