W. Barr Hatfield Athletic Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Norridgewock
Norridgewock has 33 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #131 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
237 acres · of 50.0 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
4.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
9.1 mi
9.1 mi paths
Highest peak
558 ft
Burrill Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Norridgewock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Norridgewock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Norridgewock is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #131 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Norridgewock’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (33 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home10% 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 25%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 8%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Norridgewock. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oosoola Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
237 conserved acres
1% of Norridgewock’s land. Who manages Norridgewock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits474 ac
Unknown Easement · 237 acConservation Easement · 237 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 237 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
10 places to go in Norridgewock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Norridgewock
Kennebec River Boat Launch
DirectionsMill Stream Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in Norridgewock
Burrill Hill558 ft elevation
DirectionsWilder Hill459 ft elevation
DirectionsTarbell Hill449 ft elevation
DirectionsLittle Bear Mountain440 ft elevation
DirectionsRoss Hill430 ft elevation
DirectionsSunset Hill328 ft elevation
DirectionsBurrill Hill289 ft elevation
DirectionsMcIntrye Hill210 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 8716.5 mi
Snowmobile Sandy River Feeder5.7 mi
Snowmobile Trail 333.1 mi
Snowmobile Trail 33B2.6 mi
Snowmobile Smithfield trail1.8 mi
Snowmobile Trail 271.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
9.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
9.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Old Point and Sebastian Rale MonumentSite · listed 1973
About itSophie May HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itC. F. Douglas HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itSpaulding HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itNorridgewock Free Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1982
About itEaton SchoolBuilding · listed 1988
About itNorridgewock Female AcademyBuilding · listed 1996
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Norridgewock: 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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 39 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Norridgewock →
Next door
Norridgewock and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norridgewock | 1% | 0.7 | 4 | 10% | C− |
| Starks | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Madison | 1% | 1.3 | 10 | 40% | B− |
| Mercer | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Smithfield | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Skowhegan | 6% | 0.9 | 30 | 57% | A− |
| Fairfield | 2% | 0.5 | 18 | 46% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Norridgewock
Where can I hike in Norridgewock?
The longest trail networks: Oosoola Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Norridgewock 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 Norridgewock’s trails?
W. Barr Hatfield Athletic Park and Oosoola Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Norridgewock?
9.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Norridgewock?
2,336 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norridgewock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Norridgewock have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #131 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 Norridgewock 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 →