Sawyer Mountain Highlands
Managed by Francis Small Heritage Trust
904 acres5.7 mi of trail
Sherwood Libby TrailLimington Scenic Overlook TrailUpper Veazie TrailLower Veazie Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Limington Academy · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Limington
11% of Limington’s land is conserved: 3,032 acres
37 miles of mapped trail cross Limington, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Sawyer Mountain Highlands (5.7 mi), Saywer Mountain Highlands (2.7 mi), Little Ossipee River Wildlife Management Area (1 mi). 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #58 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
3,032 acres · of 42.0 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
75 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,214 ft
Sawyer Mountain
Lakes & rivers
15
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Limington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Limington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Limington is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #58 of 143 in Maine. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Limington’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (37 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (75 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home4% 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 61%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 60%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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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The longest trail network is Sawyer Mountain Highlands, with 5.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Saywer Mountain Highlands
Nature preserve
288 acres2.7 mi of trail
Nature TrailDeer Ridge PathSherwood Libby TrailSnowmobile path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Limington Route 117 Trailhead for Sawyer MountainWebsite ↗
Little Ossipee River Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
1,204 acres1 mi of trail
Nason Mill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jagolinzer Preserve
Managed by Francis Small Heritage Trust
20 acres1 mi of trail
Bos Savage Loop TrailDragon Lizard Trail - River to RidgeBypass
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Maynard F. Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
493 acres0.7 mi of trail
Nason Mill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Sawyer Mountain Highlands904 acres · 5.7 mi of trail · Francis Small Heritage Trust
Saywer Mountain Highlands288 acres · 2.7 mi of trail
DirectionsLittle Ossipee River Wildlife Management Area1,204 acres · 1 mi of trail
Jagolinzer Preserve20 acres · 1 mi of trail · Francis Small Heritage Trust
DirectionsMaynard F. Marsh Wildlife Management Area493 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Bonny Eagle Recreation Area13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Moy-Mo-Dä-Yo Recreation Area39 acres
Town of Limington Scenic Overlook2 acres · Town of Limington Maine
Who protects it
3,032 conserved acres
11% of Limington’s land. Who manages Limington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,817 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,372 ac
State parks1,168 ac
Regional agency61 ac
Other state land1 ac
Not recorded60 ac
State Conservation Area · 3,985 acPrivate Conservation · 1,216 acConservation Easement · 1,171 acLocal Other or Unknown · 83 acUnknown Easement · 23 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 80 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 13 of 30 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killick Pond Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,663 | Restricted |
| Sawyer Mountain Highlands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,178 | Restricted |
| Little Ossipee River Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 1,168 | Closed |
| Sawyer Mountian Highlands State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 664 | Restricted |
| Maynard F. Marsh (Killick Pond) Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 490 | Closed |
| Pequawket Pond Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 40 | Closed |
| Sawyer Mountain Highlands-Driscoll Parcel Private Conservation | Not recorded | 37 | Unknown |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 22 | Unknown |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| R8 007000000 Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
15 places to go in Limington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Limington
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Limington
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Limington
Steep Falls
DirectionsScenic views in Limington
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Limington
Sawyer Mountain1,214 ft elevation · In Sawyer Mountain Highlands
DirectionsJoab Black Peak1,033 ft elevation · In Sawyer Mountain Highlands
DirectionsHigh Pasture971 ft elevation · In Sawyer Mountain Highlands
DirectionsJohn Douglass Mountain942 ft elevation · In Sawyer Mountain Highlands
DirectionsLibby Mountain810 ft elevation
DirectionsMoody Mountain692 ft elevation
DirectionsTown Farm Hill643 ft elevation
DirectionsMaloy Mountain597 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
18 named trails and 15 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.6 miHorses · 2.7 miUnpaved · 13.4 mi
Sherwood Libby Trail1.8 mi
Nason Mill Trail0.9 mi
Jarrett trails north loop0.7 mi
Limington Scenic Overlook Trail0.5 mi
Nature Trail0.5 mi
Bos Savage Loop Trail0.5 mi
Upper Veazie Trail0.4 mi
Jarrett trails south trail0.4 mi
Snowmobile trail0.4 mi
Dragon Lizard Trail - River to Ridge0.4 mi
8 more trails
Lower Veazie Trail
0.4 miDeer Ridge Path
0.3 miBypass
0.2 miOliver Bypass Trail
0.1 miEsker Bowl Trail
0.1 miSawyer Mountain Summit Trail
0.1 miSnowmobile path
0.1 miJarrett trails north-south connector
0.1 miBiking & 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
2Multi-sport
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Limington: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Limington →
Next door
Limington and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Standish63 miWaterboro53 miLimington37 miHollis36 miBaldwin27 miCornish14 miLimerick14 miSteep Falls11 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limington | 11% | 0.9 | 19 | 4% | B |
| Standish | 17% | 1.1 | 35 | 12% | B+ |
| Baldwin | 6% | 0.8 | 6 | under 1% | C+ |
| Steep Falls | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Waterboro | 7% | 1.0 | 3 | 13% | C+ |
| Limerick | 3% | 0.5 | 2 | 7% | C |
| Cornish | 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | 5% | C− |
| Hollis | 6% | 1.1 | 13 | 6% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Limington
Where can I hike in Limington?
The longest trail networks: Sawyer Mountain Highlands, 5.7 miles; Saywer Mountain Highlands, 2.7 miles; Little Ossipee River Wildlife Management Area, 1 miles; Jagolinzer Preserve, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Limington is conserved land?
11% 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 Limington’s trails?
Sawyer Mountain Highlands and Saywer Mountain Highlands don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Limington?
4,091 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Limington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 75 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Limington have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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 Limington 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 →