Kanokolus Bog Preserve
Managed by Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
188 acres1.8 mi of trail
Snowmobile ITS 85
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: InAweofGod'sCreation · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Unity
15% of Unity’s land is conserved: 3,682 acres
77 acres are parks and preserves, 42 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Kanokolus Bog Preserve (1.8 mi), Rines Wetland & Wildlife Preserve (0.7 mi), Field of Dreams (0.7 mi). 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
3,682 acres · of 39.4 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
42 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
600 ft
Quaker Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Unity?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Unity have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Unity is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Unity’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (23 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land42 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home14% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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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 Kanokolus Bog Preserve, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rines Wetland & Wildlife Preserve
Managed by Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
126 acres0.7 mi of trail
Rines Wetlands Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Field of Dreams
Park
23 acres0.7 mi of trail
Field of Dreams
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Moulton's Mill Preserve
Managed by Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
830 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Kanokolus Bog Preserve188 acres · 1.8 mi of trail · Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Rines Wetland & Wildlife Preserve126 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Field of Dreams23 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Moulton's Mill Preserve830 acres · Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Fowler Bog Preserve436 acres · Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Richardson Memorial Preserve162 acres · Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (Sandy Stream Unit)53 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Carlson Woods Preserve35 acres · Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Wesley Road Wetland Preserve2 acres · Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
The Common1 acres
Who protects it
3,682 conserved acres
15% of Unity’s land. Who manages Unity’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits5,438 ac
Joint571 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)521 ac
Not recorded428 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2,843 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 1,407 acPrivate Conservation · 1,147 acConservation Easement · 935 acUnknown Easement · 626 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,019 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 23 of 48 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Bog Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 946 | Closed |
| Sebasticook River Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 542 | Closed |
| 25 Mile Stream Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 449 | Closed |
| Moulton's Mill Preserve 2 Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 269 | Closed |
| Kanokolus Bog Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 187 | Closed |
| Richardson Memorial Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 117 | Closed |
| Unity Wetlands Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 42 | Closed |
| Wesley Road Wetland Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in Unity
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Unity
Unity Pond Public Ramp
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Unity
Quaker Hill600 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 mi
Snowmobile ITS 8510.9 mi
Connor Mill Trail1.8 mi
Snowmobile ITS 821.4 mi
Edgerly Place1.0 mi
Field of Dreams0.9 mi
Rines Wetlands Trail0.7 mi
Hills to Sea Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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 Unity: 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) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Unity →
Next door
Unity and its neighbors
Unity has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity | 15% | 0.6 | 42 | 14% | B+ |
| Thorndike | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Troy | 7% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Freedom | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Albion | 4% | 0.3 | 3 | 6% | C |
| Knox | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Unity
Where can I hike in Unity?
The longest trail networks: Kanokolus Bog Preserve, 1.8 miles; Rines Wetland & Wildlife Preserve, 0.7 miles; Field of Dreams, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Unity is conserved land?
15% 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 Unity’s trails?
Kanokolus Bog Preserve and Rines Wetland & Wildlife Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Unity?
1,385 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Unity or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Unity have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Unity 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 →