Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill
Managed by Blue Hill Heritage Trust
175 acres2 mi of trail
Middle LoopUpper LoopLower LoopAccessible Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sedgwick
Sedgwick has 8.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill (2 mi), Snow's Cove Preserve (1.7 mi), Bluff Head Preserve (0.8 mi). 5% of Sedgwick’s land is conserved, about 785 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
785 acres · of 27.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
486 ft
Caterpillar Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sedgwick have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sedgwick is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sedgwick’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 22%
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Water is 13% of Sedgwick’s area (4 of 31 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sedgwick. 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
The longest trail network is Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Snow's Cove Preserve
Managed by Blue Hill Heritage Trust
80 acres1.7 mi of trail
Fern Rock TrailShore Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bluff Head Preserve
Managed by Blue Hill Heritage Trust
58 acres0.8 mi of trail
Bluff Head Overlook TrailErratic TrailPine Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
785 conserved acres
5% of Sedgwick’s land. Water is left out: Sedgwick has 27.0 square miles of land and 4.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sedgwick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,311 ac
Not recorded28 ac
Conservation Easement · 543 acUnknown Easement · 542 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 146 acPrivate Conservation · 84 acAgricultural Easement · 24 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 555 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 24 of 49 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 136 | Restricted |
| Bagaduce River Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 56 | Closed |
| Caterpillar Hill-Caterpillar Hill Private Conservation | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
| Caterpillar Hill Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Closed |
Things to do
6 places to go in Sedgwick
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Sedgwick
Walker's Pond Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Sedgwick
Caterpillar Mountain486 ft elevation
DirectionsBluff Head95 ft elevation · In Bluff Head Preserve
DirectionsCampgrounds in Sedgwick
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
9 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Fern Rock Trail1.4 mi
Middle Loop0.6 mi
Upper Loop0.5 mi
Shore Trail0.3 mi
Lower Loop0.3 mi
Accessible Trail0.2 mi
Bluff Head Overlook Trail0.2 mi
Erratic Trail0.2 mi
Pine Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Soccer
1Baseball
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).
When to get out
The best walking months in Sedgwick: 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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sedgwick →
Next door
Sedgwick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 5% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Brooksville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brooklin | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Blue Hill | 18% | 0.4 | 24 | 19% | B |
| Deer Isle | 8% | 0.7 | 21 | 7% | B |
| Penobscot | 7% | 0.2 | 7 | 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sedgwick
Where can I hike in Sedgwick?
The longest trail networks: Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill, 2 miles; Snow's Cove Preserve, 1.7 miles; Bluff Head Preserve, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sedgwick is conserved land?
5% 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 Sedgwick’s trails?
Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill and Snow's Cove Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sedgwick?
1,950 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sedgwick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sedgwick have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Sedgwick 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 →