Penobscot Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain
Managed by Blue Hill Heritage Trust
376 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Penobscot
7% of Penobscot’s land is conserved: 1,900 acres
The biggest trail networks: Penobscot Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain (2.6 mi). 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,900 acres · of 39.9 sq mi of land
Trails
7.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
463 ft
Wallamatogus Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Penobscot have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Penobscot is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Penobscot’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home1% 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 31%
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Water is 14% of Penobscot’s area (7 of 47 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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 Penobscot Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tills Point Preserve
Managed by Maine Coast Heritage Trust
51 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Richard and Virginia Weinland Nature Study Area
Managed by Blue Hill Heritage Trust
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jim Henry Field
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Penobscot Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain376 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · Blue Hill Heritage Trust
Tills Point Preserve51 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Jim Henry Field6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Richard and Virginia Weinland Nature Study Area37 acres · Blue Hill Heritage Trust
Battle Island2 acres · Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Sherm Perkins Park2 acres
Who protects it
1,900 conserved acres
7% of Penobscot’s land. Water is left out: Penobscot has 39.9 square miles of land and 6.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Penobscot’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,224 ac
Not recorded301 ac
Unknown Easement · 1,223 acPrivate Conservation · 1,117 acConservation Easement · 1,048 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 125 acAgricultural Easement · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,200 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 21 of 53 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallamatogus Mountain Private Conservation | Not recorded | 1,061 | Unknown |
| Tills Point II Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 40 | Closed |
| weinland Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 37 | Closed |
| Hyatt Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 25 | Unknown |
| Tills Point I Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Closed |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust Private Conservation | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Maddocks/ Wights Pond Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Closed |
| Toddy Pond Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Closed |
| Battle Island Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Closed |
| Wardwell Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Restricted |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Penobscot
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Penobscot
Penobscot Town Landing
DirectionsPierce's Pond
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Penobscot
Wallamatogus Mountain463 ft elevation
DirectionsPatton Hill358 ft elevation
DirectionsMontgomery Mountain315 ft elevation
DirectionsPerkins Hill246 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
6 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Penobscot: 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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Penobscot →
Next door
Penobscot and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Orland42 miBlue Hill25 miSurry18 miBrooksville15 miCastine14 miSedgwick8.6 miStockton Springs7.6 miPenobscot7.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot | 7% | 0.2 | 7 | 1% | C |
| Brooksville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Surry | 4% | 0.5 | 18 | 8% | B− |
| Castine | 18% | 1.8 | 48 | 77% | A |
| Stockton Springs | 8% | 0.4 | 162 | 22% | B+ |
| Blue Hill | 18% | 0.4 | 24 | 19% | B |
| Sedgwick | 5% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Orland | 16% | 0.9 | 6 | 11% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Penobscot
Where can I hike in Penobscot?
The longest trail networks: Penobscot Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain, 2.6 miles; Tills Point Preserve, 0.3 miles; Jim Henry Field, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Penobscot is conserved land?
7% 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 Penobscot’s trails?
Penobscot Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain and Tills Point Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Penobscot?
2,614 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Penobscot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Penobscot have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Penobscot 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 →