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Outdoors in Sebec

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sebec

9% of Sebec’s land is conserved, about 2,000 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Sebec, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
9%
2,000 acres · of 36.7 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
794 ft
Buck Hill
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
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
Who protects it

2,000 conserved acres

9% of Sebec’s land. Who manages Sebec’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits3,997 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Unknown Easement · 1,999 acAgricultural Easement · 1,998 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,999 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Piscataquis River Water Access
Local Other or Unknown
State fish & wildlife1Unknown
Things to do

11 places to go in Sebec

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Sebec
Buck Hill794 ft elevation
Directions
Crocket Hill722 ft elevation
Directions
Weaver Hill699 ft elevation
Directions
Garland Hill692 ft elevation
Directions
Moulton Hill689 ft elevation
Directions
Town Farm Hill669 ft elevation
Directions
Maquire Hill656 ft elevation
Directions
Mount Misery581 ft elevation
Directions
2 more peaks
Citron Hill518 ft elevation
Directions
Gray Hill495 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

6 lakes & rivers

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Burgess HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Harriman SchoolBuilding · listed 1996
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Sebec: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.99.48.8
High (°F)262938516573797770564332
Rain (in)3.42.83.53.83.74.33.83.93.85.24.34.3

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sebec →

Next door

Sebec and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Sebec— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bowerbank— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dover-Foxcroft7%0.22044%B−
Milo3%0.2633%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Sebec

Is there public land near Sebec?

821 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sebec or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sebec neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →