Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary
Managed by Maine Audubon Society
94 acres2.8 mi of trail
Green TrailBlue TrailRed TrailYellow Trail
Dogs usually not allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Mill Cove School · Photo: Vanessa White · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in West Bath
West Bath has 16 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary (2.8 mi). 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of West Bath’s land is conserved, about 508 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
508 acres · of 11.9 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
203 ft
Great Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is West Bath?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Bath have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Bath is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Bath’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks 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 36%
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Water is 21% of West Bath’s area (3 of 15 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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 Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Green Point Preserve
Managed by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
42 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Losier-Rogers Family Preserve
Managed by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
508 conserved acres
7% of West Bath’s land. Water is left out: West Bath has 11.9 square miles of land and 3.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Bath’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits736 ac
Regional agency80 ac
Not recorded78 ac
Conservation Easement · 626 acLocal Other or Unknown · 158 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 63 acPrivate Conservation · 48 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 316 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 79 | Unknown |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 78 | Unknown |
| Kennebec Estuary Land Trust - Graves Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 63 | Restricted |
| Green Point Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 44 | Restricted |
| Losier-Rogers Family Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Restricted |
| Bullrock Road Landing Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
6 places to go in West Bath
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in West Bath
Bull Rock Landing
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in West Bath
Great Hill203 ft elevation
DirectionsElbow Hill180 ft elevation
DirectionsRich Hill164 ft elevation
DirectionsWest Side Hill164 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.5 miUnpaved · 4.5 mi
Green Trail1.2 mi
Blue Trail1.0 mi
Red Trail0.6 mi
Kelt Trail0.6 mi
Mud Trail0.2 mi
Estes Loop0.2 mi
Yellow Trail0.1 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
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Mill Cove SchoolBuilding · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in West Bath: 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 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in West Bath →
Next door
West Bath 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bath | 7% | 1.4 | under 1 | 5% | C+ |
| Bath | 16% | 3.6 | 22 | 87% | A |
| Brunswick | 14% | 1.6 | 53 | 76% | A |
| Phippsburg | 29% | 1.3 | 153 | 19% | A− |
| Harpswell | 18% | 1.0 | 23 | 32% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Bath
Where can I hike in West Bath?
The longest trail networks: Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, 2.8 miles; Green Point Preserve, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Bath is conserved land?
7% 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 West Bath’s trails?
Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary and Green Point Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Bath?
2,448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Bath or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Bath have?
Ahead of 36% 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 West Bath 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 →