Fields Pond Audubon Center
Nature preserve
158 acres1.9 mi of trail
Beechwood TrailLakeshore TrailRavine TrailBrook Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Orrington
Orrington has 37 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Fields Pond Audubon Center (1.9 mi). 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #124 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
169 acres · of 25.0 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
840 ft
Kings Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Orrington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Orrington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orrington is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #124 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Orrington’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (37 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land1.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home7% 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 28%
LessMore
Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 13%
Water is 9% of Orrington’s area (2 of 27 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 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
The longest trail network is Fields Pond Audubon Center, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Orrington Picnic Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
169 conserved acres
1% of Orrington’s land. Water is left out: Orrington has 25.0 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Orrington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation160 ac
Regional agency5 ac
State parks4 ac
Private Conservation · 160 acLocal Park · 5 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Pond Audubon Center Private Conservation | State conservation | 160 | Restricted |
| Orrington Picnic Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Penobscott River Boating Access Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 4 | Restricted |
Things to do
6 places to go in Orrington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Orrington
Fields Pond Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Orrington
Kings Mountain840 ft elevation
DirectionsBald Hill253 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Orrington
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
20 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile Trail #1 Orrington5.7 mi
Snowmobile Trail #3 Orrington5.3 mi
Snowmobile Trail #2 Orrington3.2 mi
Snowmobile Trail #6 Orrington2.8 mi
Snowmobile Trail #4 Orrington2.6 mi
Snowmobile Trail #5 Orrington2.6 mi
Snowmobile Trail #7 Orrington2.2 mi
Snowmobile Trail #5A Orrington1.5 mi
Snowmobile Trail #9 Orrington1.5 mi
Snowmobile Trail #8 Orrington1.2 mi
10 more trails
Beechwood Trail
0.9 miSnowmobile ITS 107
0.6 miSnowmobile Trail Brewer
0.5 miSnowmobile Trail #5 Bucksport
0.4 miSnowmobile Trail Orrington
0.4 miLakeshore Trail
0.4 miSnowmobile Trail #7/#8 Orrington
0.3 miRavine Trail
0.2 miBrook Trail
0.2 miShelterwood Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Enterprise Grange, No. 173Building · listed 2008
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Orrington: 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 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Orrington →
Next door
Orrington and its neighbors
Orrington has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrington | 1% | 1.5 | 1 | 7% | C |
| Hampden | 3% | under 0.1 | 10 | 31% | C |
| Bucksport | under 1% | 0.9 | 18 | 27% | C+ |
| Winterport | under 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 20% | D |
| Holden | 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Brewer | 11% | 0.8 | 13 | 79% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orrington
Where can I hike in Orrington?
The longest trail networks: Fields Pond Audubon Center, 1.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Orrington 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 Orrington’s trails?
Fields Pond Audubon Center and Orrington Picnic Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Orrington?
1,658 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orrington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orrington have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #124 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 Orrington 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 →