Mullen Woods
Managed by Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
118 acres0.2 mi of trail
Snowmobile ITS 84
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Newport
Newport has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #123 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
176 acres · of 29.5 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.3 mi
5.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newport is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #123 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newport’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 14%
Water is 20% of Newport’s area (7 of 37 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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 Mullen Woods, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Penobscot County Conservation Association Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
River-Walk Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
River Walk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Witham Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
176 conserved acres
1% of Newport’s land. Water is left out: Newport has 29.5 square miles of land and 7.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Newport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits118 ac
Regional agency118 ac
State parks49 ac
Not recorded49 ac
Conservation Easement · 118 acLocal Conservation Area · 118 acState Recreation Area · 49 acState Other or Unknown · 43 acPrivate Conservation · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullen Woods Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 118 | Closed |
| Four Seasons Adventure Rail Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 49 | Closed |
| Adventure Rail Trail State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 43 | Unknown |
| Penobscot County Conservation Assoc. Private Conservation | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
Things to do
7 places to go in Newport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Newport
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Newport
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Newport
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 846.7 mi
Snowmobile ITS 850.4 mi
Bunker Road;Snowmobile ITS 830.1 mi
River Walk0.1 mi
Snowmobile ITS 830.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Football
2Tennis
2Field hockey
2Soccer
1Softball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Newport: 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
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 Newport →
Next door
Newport and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Newport
Where can I hike in Newport?
The longest trail networks: Mullen Woods, 0.2 miles; River-Walk Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Newport is conserved land?
1% 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 Newport’s trails?
Mullen Woods and Penobscot County Conservation Association Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Newport?
5.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Newport?
557 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newport have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #123 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 Newport 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 →