Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
3,420 acres12 mi of trail
Snowmobile ITS 83
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Montville
Montville has 330 acres of parks, 364 for every 1,000 residents
20% of Montville’s land is conserved, about 5,559 acres. The biggest trail networks: Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area (12 mi). 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
5,559 acres · of 42.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
330 ac
364 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,122 ft
Frye Mountain
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Montville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Montville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montville is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Montville’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land364 acres of park per 1,000 residents (330 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home9% 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 72%
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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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) WMA, with 12 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Whitten Hill Preserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
518 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Northern Headwaters Preserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
304 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
James Dorso Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
284 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area3,420 acres · 12 mi of trail · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Whitten Hill Preserve518 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Northern Headwaters Preserve304 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
James Dorso Wildlife Management Area284 acres · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Lt. Clair Hall Thurston, Jr. Memorial Forest264 acres · New England Forestry Foundation
Bog Brook Preserve105 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
McLaughlin's Crossing Preserve69 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
M-N-Ocie Memorial Forest43 acres · New England Forestry Foundation
Who protects it
5,559 conserved acres
20% of Montville’s land. Who manages Montville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,643 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,804 ac
Not recorded977 ac
State Conservation Area · 3,712 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1,360 acPrivate Conservation · 1,341 acUnknown Easement · 463 acConservation Easement · 461 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 506 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 15 of 44 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,359 | Restricted |
| Northern Headwaters Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 845 | Closed |
| New England Forestry Foundation Private Conservation | Not recorded | 328 | Unknown |
| James Dorso (Ruffingham Meadow) Wildlife Management Area Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 306 | Closed |
| Sheepscot Headwaters/Northern Headwaters Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 266 | Unknown |
| Lt. Clair Hall Thurston, Jr. Memorial Forest Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 265 | Closed |
| Northern Headwaters Project Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 263 | Closed |
| Sheepscot River Headwaters Private Conservation | Not recorded | 236 | Unknown |
| Antignani Lot Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 105 | Closed |
| Sheepscot Headwaters/Bog Btook Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 77 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Montville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Montville
Swimming Pool
DirectionsPeaks in Montville
Frye Mountain1,122 ft elevation · In Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsSpears Mountain1,102 ft elevation · In Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsHogback Mountain1,073 ft elevation
DirectionsStevenson Hill896 ft elevation
DirectionsPierce Hill860 ft elevation · In Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsTwitchell Hill853 ft elevation
DirectionsWhitten Hill850 ft elevation
DirectionsLedge Hill741 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.2 mi
Snowmobile ITS 832.0 mi
Camp NEOFA Nature Trail0.8 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
3Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Montville: 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) | 9.2 | 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 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Montville →
Next door
Montville and its neighbors
Montville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montville | 20% | 0.4 | 364 | 9% | B+ |
| Freedom | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Liberty | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Knox | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Searsmont | 4% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montville
Where can I hike in Montville?
The longest trail networks: Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Montville is conserved land?
20% 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 Montville’s trails?
Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area and Whitten Hill Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Montville?
999 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 330 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montville have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Montville 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 →