Gott Pasture Preserve
Managed by Kennebec Land Trust
67 acres1.6 mi of trail
Gott Pasture Preserve trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Androscoggin Yacht Club · Photo: RonG58 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wayne
Wayne has 6.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Gott Pasture Preserve (1.6 mi). 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Wayne’s land is conserved, about 513 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
513 acres · of 19.3 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
669 ft
Morrison Heights
Lakes & rivers
4
2 beaches · 2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wayne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wayne is ahead of 35% 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 Wayne’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home5% 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 35%
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Water is 25% of Wayne’s area (6 of 26 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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 Gott Pasture Preserve, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Macdonald Conservation Area
Managed by Kennebec Land Trust
18 acres0.4 mi of trail
MacDonald Conservation Area Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
100 Acre Wood
Nature preserve
129 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mount Pisgah Conservation Area
Managed by Kennebec Land Trust
81 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
Gott Pasture Preserve67 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Kennebec Land Trust
Macdonald Conservation Area18 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Kennebec Land Trust
Readfield Town Forest34 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Kennebec Land Trust
100 Acre Wood129 acres
Mount Pisgah Conservation Area81 acres · Kennebec Land Trust
Besse Historic Conservation Area68 acres · Kennebec Land Trust
Wayne Sanctuary40 acres
Norris Island28 acres · Kennebec Land Trust
Pickerel Pond Conservation Area26 acres · Kennebec Land Trust
Perkins Woods Preserve16 acres · Kennebec Land Trust
Ladd Recreation Center8 acres
Mill Pond Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
513 conserved acres
4% of Wayne’s land. Water is left out: Wayne has 19.3 square miles of land and 6.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wayne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits345 ac
Regional agency163 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Not recorded80 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 345 acLocal Other or Unknown · 130 acPrivate Conservation · 80 acLocal Resource Management Area · 34 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pisgah Conservation Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 161 | Unknown |
| Pickerel Pond Lot Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 87 | Closed |
| Gott Pasture Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 72 | Closed |
| Besse Historic Conservation Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 59 | Closed |
| Wayne Sanctuary Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 40 | Closed |
| Muddy Pond Lot Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 35 | Closed |
| Readfield Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Regional agency | 34 | Closed |
| Norris Island Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 29 | Closed |
| Lincoln Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 25 | Closed |
| Macdonald Conservation Area Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 18 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Wayne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Wayne
Richardson's Beach
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Wayne
Androscoggin Lake Boat Access
DirectionsAndroscoggin Yacht Club Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in Wayne
Morrison Heights669 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.7 mi
Snowmobile ITS 115 Connector1.7 mi
Gott Pasture Preserve trail1.6 mi
MacDonald Conservation Area Trail0.7 mi
Fire Road Np3A0.6 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 Wayne: 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 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Wayne →
Next door
Wayne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 4% | 0.3 | 10 | 5% | C+ |
| Winthrop | 8% | 0.3 | 5 | 17% | C+ |
| Leeds | 4% | 0.4 | 4 | 2% | C |
| Readfield | 9% | 0.6 | 14 | 10% | B− |
| Livermore Falls | 2% | 0.5 | 19 | 54% | B− |
| Monmouth | 5% | 0.2 | 3 | 12% | C |
| Fayette | 6% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wayne
Where can I hike in Wayne?
The longest trail networks: Gott Pasture Preserve, 1.6 miles; Macdonald Conservation Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wayne is conserved land?
4% 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 Wayne’s trails?
Gott Pasture Preserve and Macdonald Conservation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wayne?
749 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wayne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wayne have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Wayne 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 →