First Universalist Society of West Sumner · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Sumner has 7.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
1% of Sumner’s land is conserved, about 400 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Sumner have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sumner is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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400 conserved acres
1% of Sumner’s land. Who manages Sumner’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 390 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speckled Mountain State Park | State parks | 9 | Closed |
14 places to go in Sumner
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 more peaks
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
6 lakes & rivers
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Sumner: May and July 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) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sumner →
Sumner and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Hartford | 1% | 0.4 | 6 | 3% | C− |
| Buckfield | 8% | 0.4 | 2 | 6% | C |
| Woodstock | 11% | 0.4 | 10 | 7% | B− |
| Peru | under 1% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| West Paris | 3% | 0.1 | 9 | 20% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sumner
How much of Sumner 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.
Is there public land near Sumner?
459 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sumner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sumner have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Sumner neighbors.
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 →