Cold Stream/Ayers Brook Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
807 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Lowell
Few parks or trails are on the map in Lowell
3% of Lowell’s land is conserved, about 809 acres. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Lowell, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
3%
809 acres · of 38.3 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
784 ft
Vinegar Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
809 conserved acres
3% of Lowell’s land. Who manages Lowell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,629 ac
Private Conservation · 1,629 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Stream/Ayers Brook Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,629 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lowell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Lowell
Vinegar Hill784 ft elevation
DirectionsVarney Hill689 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
7 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Lowell: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
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 Lowell →
Next door
Lowell and its neighbors
Lowell has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Enfield | under 1% | 0.2 | 15 | 23% | C |
| Burlington | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Passadumkeag | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lowell
Are dogs allowed on Lowell’s trails?
Cold Stream/Ayers Brook Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lowell?
53 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lowell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lowell 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 →