Coburn Woods
Managed by Somerset Woods Trustees
395 acres5 mi of trail
Coburn and Tailor Field TrailWilliam L Philbrick TrailGeorge Otis Smith TrailSnowmobile ITS 87
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gov. Abner Coburn House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Skowhegan
Skowhegan has 54 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Coburn Woods (5 mi), Wesserunsett Stream Preserve (1.5 mi), Canaan Bog Preserve (0.8 mi). 260 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Skowhegan’s land is conserved, about 2,415 acres.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #31 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
2,415 acres · of 58.8 sq mi of land
Trails
54 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
260 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Highest peak
850 ft
Loomis Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Skowhegan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Skowhegan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Skowhegan is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #31 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Skowhegan’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (54 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (260 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home57% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
LessMore
Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 79%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. 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 Coburn Woods, with 5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wesserunsett Stream Preserve
Managed by Somerset Woods Trustees
54 acres1.5 mi of trail
Blue TrailYellow TrailSnowmobile Trail 46Orange Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Canaan Bog Preserve
Managed by Somerset Woods Trustees
169 acres0.8 mi of trail
Canaan Bog Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Philbrick Trails
Managed by Somerset Woods Trustees
29 acres0.8 mi of trail
Philbrick Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Memorial Field Complex
Park
19 acres0.8 mi of trail
Heselton Street Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Coburn Woods395 acres · 5 mi of trail · Somerset Woods Trustees
Wesserunsett Stream Preserve54 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Somerset Woods Trustees
Canaan Bog Preserve169 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Somerset Woods Trustees
Philbrick Trails29 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Somerset Woods Trustees
DirectionsMemorial Field Complex19 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsTaylor Field21 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Somerset Woods Trustees
Eaton Preserves81 acres · Somerset Woods Trustees
Malbons Woods65 acres
Kennebec Pines55 acres
Skowhegan Fairgrounds51 acres
DirectionsCommunity Center Complex21 acres
DirectionsCoburn Park12 acres
DirectionsKennebec Scenic Turnout7 acres
Gorge Overlook6 acres
DirectionsKennebec Banks Rest Area5 acres · Somerset Woods Trustees
DirectionsCedar Swamp Lots4 acres
Great Eddy Island4 acres
Sugar Bush4 acres
Wessurunsett Stream Point4 acres
DeBe Park2 acres
DirectionsCasino Hill1 acres
Who protects it
2,415 conserved acres
6% of Skowhegan’s land. Who manages Skowhegan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,294 ac
State parks389 ac
Town or city49 ac
State conservation6 ac
Not recorded143 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2,270 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 641 acUnknown Easement · 383 acState Park · 278 acLocal Other or Unknown · 249 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,329 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 16 of 44 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake George State Park | State parks | 278 | Closed |
| Yankee Woodlot Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 249 | Closed |
| Coburn Woods Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 177 | Closed |
| Canaan Bog Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 169 | Closed |
| Kennebec River/Eaton Ridge Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 80 | Closed |
| Malbons Woods Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 65 | Closed |
| Kennebec Pines Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 45 | Closed |
| Philbrick Trail Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 28 | Closed |
| Parsons Family Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Closed |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
18 places to go in Skowhegan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Skowhegan
Amanda Berry Playground
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Skowhegan
Cleaver LandingIn Kennebec Banks Rest Area
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Skowhegan
Loomis Hill850 ft elevation
DirectionsBigelow Hill781 ft elevation
DirectionsFoster Hill732 ft elevation
DirectionsWhittemore Hill705 ft elevation
DirectionsEaton Mountain702 ft elevation
DirectionsCurrier Hill686 ft elevation
DirectionsPratt Hill482 ft elevation
DirectionsBeaulieu Hill
DirectionsCampgrounds in Skowhegan
Two Rivers Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile Trail 468.3 mi
Snowmobile Trail 368.2 mi
Snowmobile Trail 445.3 mi
Snowmobile ITS 873.2 mi
Snowmobile Trail 333.1 mi
Snowmobile Trail 44C2.5 mi
Canaan Bog Trail1.3 mi
Warren Trail1.3 mi
Snowmobile Trail 271.2 mi
Snowmobile Kennebec Link Caution!0.9 mi
15 more trails
Coburn and Tailor Field Trail
0.8 miPhilbrick Trail
0.8 miSnowmobile Trail 44A Eaton Mountain
0.8 miHeselton Street Nature Trail
0.8 miYankee Woodlot
0.7 miBlue Trail
0.7 miEast Trail
0.6 miShay's Loop
0.6 miWilliam L Philbrick Trail
0.5 miMoose Trail
0.4 miGeorge Otis Smith Trail
0.3 miYellow Trail
0.3 miHemlock Trail
0.2 miOrange Trail
0.2 miTownsend Family Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
3Football
3Tennis
2Soccer
2Softball
2Field hockey
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →13 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Gov. Abner Coburn HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itSamuel Weston HomesteadBuilding · listed 1980
About itBloomfield AcademyBuilding · listed 1982
About itGould HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itSkowhegan Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itSkowhegan Free Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1983
About itSkowhegan Fire StationBuilding · listed 1983
About itHistory HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itSomerset County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itBigelow-Page HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itFirst Baptist Church, FormerBuilding · listed 1991
About itMaine Spinning Company MillBuilding · listed 2022
About it1 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Skowhegan: 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 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Skowhegan →
Next door
Skowhegan and its neighbors
Skowhegan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skowhegan | 6% | 0.9 | 30 | 57% | A− |
| Canaan | 2% | 0.9 | 66 | 5% | B− |
| Norridgewock | 1% | 0.7 | 4 | 10% | C− |
| Cornville | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Madison | 1% | 1.3 | 10 | 40% | B− |
| 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 Skowhegan
Where can I hike in Skowhegan?
The longest trail networks: Coburn Woods, 5 miles; Wesserunsett Stream Preserve, 1.5 miles; Canaan Bog Preserve, 0.8 miles; Philbrick Trails, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Skowhegan is conserved land?
6% 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 Skowhegan’s trails?
Coburn Woods and Wesserunsett Stream Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Skowhegan?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Skowhegan?
836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Skowhegan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 260 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Skowhegan have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #31 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 Skowhegan 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 →