Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve
Managed by Greater Lovell Land Trust
797 acres8.5 mi of trail
Heald Bradley Ponds Reserve Trails
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Moses Hutchins House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lovell
16% of Lovell’s land is conserved: 4,506 acres
47 miles of mapped trail cross Lovell, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve (8.5 mi), Kezar Corridor Lands (5.3 mi), John A. Segur Wildlife Refuge - East Unit (1.9 mi). 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
4,506 acres · of 43.1 sq mi of land
Trails
47 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,243 ft
Pine Hill
Lakes & rivers
13
1 beach · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lovell?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lovell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lovell is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lovell’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (47 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks 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 47%
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Water is 10% of Lovell’s area (5 of 48 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 15%.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve, with 8.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kezar Corridor Lands
Managed by Greater Lovell Land Trust
1,420 acres5.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
John A. Segur Wildlife Refuge - East Unit
Managed by Greater Lovell Land Trust
329 acres1.9 mi of trail
Segur Stream TrailSecret Garden Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kezar River Reserve
Managed by Greater Lovell Land Trust
105 acres1.6 mi of trail
Bev's LoopStorybook TrailSlide TrailKezar River
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bishop Cardinal Reserve
Managed by Greater Lovell Land Trust
66 acres1.6 mi of trail
Blue LoopRed Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sabattus Mountain
Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
154 acres1.2 mi of trail
Mount Sabattus Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Chip Stockford Reserve
Managed by Greater Lovell Land Trust
143 acres1.1 mi of trail
Chip Stockford
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wilson Wing Moose Pond Reserve
Managed by Greater Lovell Land Trust
37 acres0.7 mi of trail
Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 17 parks & preserves
Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve797 acres · 8.5 mi of trail · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Kezar Corridor Lands1,420 acres · 5.3 mi of trail · Greater Lovell Land Trust
John A. Segur Wildlife Refuge - East Unit329 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Kezar River Reserve105 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Bishop Cardinal Reserve66 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Sabattus Mountain154 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
DirectionsChip Stockford Reserve143 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Wilson Wing Moose Pond Reserve37 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Duncan Howlett Forest310 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
John A. Segur Wildlife Refuge - West Unit146 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Kezar Outlet Fen Reserve207 acres · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Lower Bay Reserve156 acres · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Horseshoe Pond Reserve51 acres · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Irion Reserve25 acres · Greater Lovell Land Trust
Conifer Reserve15 acres · Greater Lovell Land Trust
June Wing Preserve13 acres · Greater Lovell Land Trust
North Lovell Playground1 acres
Who protects it
4,506 conserved acres
16% of Lovell’s land. Water is left out: Lovell has 43.1 square miles of land and 4.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lovell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits6,120 ac
State parks350 ac
U.S. Forest Service239 ac
Not recorded1,390 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,591 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 2,168 acPrivate Conservation · 1,523 acUnknown Easement · 1,155 acNational Forest · 239 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,688 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 43 of 106 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heald Bradley Ponds Reserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,596 | Restricted |
| Sucker Brook Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 496 | Closed |
| John A. Segur Wildlife Refuge Private Conservation | Not recorded | 312 | Unknown |
| Duncan Howlett Forest Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 307 | Closed |
| White Mountain Purchase Unit National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 239 | Open |
| Saco River Watershed Kezar Outlet Fen Private Conservation | Not recorded | 221 | Unknown |
| Kezar Outlet Fen Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 219 | Restricted |
| Sabattus Mountain - Saco River Watershed State Resource Management Area | State parks | 195 | Open |
| Sabattus Mountain State Park | State parks | 155 | Closed |
| Chip Stockford Reserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 143 | Restricted |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
36 places to go in Lovell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lovell
Pleasant Point Town Beach
DirectionsSwimming spots in Lovell
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Lovell
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Lovell
North Lovell Town Landing
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Lovell
Kezar Falls
DirectionsPeaks in Lovell
Pine Hill1,243 ft elevation
DirectionsSabattus Mountain1,243 ft elevation
DirectionsOak Hill1,188 ft elevation
DirectionsSkillings Hill1,129 ft elevation
DirectionsJoe McKeen Hill1,086 ft elevation
DirectionsStone Hill978 ft elevation
DirectionsAmos Mountain942 ft elevation · In Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve
DirectionsPatterson Hill938 ft elevation · In Kezar Corridor Lands
Directions20 more peaks
McDaniels Hill906 ft elevation
DirectionsKezar Falls Hill896 ft elevation
DirectionsFlat Hill879 ft elevation · In Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve
DirectionsPeaked Hill863 ft elevation
DirectionsHoward Mountain837 ft elevation
DirectionsEastman Hill823 ft elevation
DirectionsWhiting Hill797 ft elevation · In Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve
DirectionsKenniston Hill784 ft elevation
DirectionsBryant Hill768 ft elevation
DirectionsFoster Hill741 ft elevation
DirectionsChristian Hill705 ft elevation
DirectionsEdgecomb Hill676 ft elevation
DirectionsHatch Hill627 ft elevation
DirectionsPine Hill627 ft elevation
DirectionsHamblin Hill604 ft elevation
DirectionsShave Hill581 ft elevation
DirectionsFairview Hill568 ft elevation
DirectionsLadies Delight Hill564 ft elevation · In Chip Stockford Reserve
DirectionsSucker Brook Hill554 ft elevation
DirectionsBack Pond Hill
DirectionsTrails & water
15 named trails and 13 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.8 miHorses · 2.8 miUnpaved · 3.6 mi
Heald Bradley Ponds Reserve Trails8.9 mi
Segur Stream Trail2.1 mi
Mount Sabattus Trail1.3 mi
Pine Hill1.0 mi
Snowmobile ITS 801.0 mi
Blue Loop0.9 mi
Chip Stockford0.8 mi
Bev's Loop0.8 mi
Nature Trail0.7 mi
Red Loop0.5 mi
5 more trails
Lord Hill
0.3 miStorybook Trail
0.3 miSlide Trail
0.2 miKezar River
0.2 miSecret Garden Trail
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
10Tennis
6Baseball
2Basketball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Lovell: 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) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lovell →
Next door
Lovell and its neighbors
Lovell has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovell | 16% | 1.1 | 2 | 4% | B− |
| Stow | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sweden | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stoneham | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Waterford | 11% | 0.8 | 31 | 7% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lovell
Where can I hike in Lovell?
The longest trail networks: Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve, 8.5 miles; Kezar Corridor Lands, 5.3 miles; John A. Segur Wildlife Refuge - East Unit, 1.9 miles; Kezar River Reserve, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lovell is conserved land?
16% 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 Lovell’s trails?
Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve and Kezar Corridor Lands don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lovell?
74,153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lovell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 442 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lovell have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Lovell 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 →