Merrymeeting Fields Preserve
Managed by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
121 acres1.2 mi of trail
Trott Homestead Loop TrailNorth Loop TrailSki Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Days Ferry Historic District · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Woolwich
Woolwich has 172 acres of parks, 55 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Merrymeeting Fields Preserve (1.2 mi), Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Sanctuary (1.1 mi). 8% of Woolwich’s land is conserved, about 1,868 acres. 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #88 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,868 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
172 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
Highest peak
190 ft
Ozone Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Woolwich?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woolwich have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woolwich is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #88 of 143 in Maine. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woolwich’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (172 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home7% 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 51%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 39%
Water is 16% of Woolwich’s area (7 of 42 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
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 Merrymeeting Fields Preserve, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Sanctuary
Managed by Native Plant Trust
125 acres1.1 mi of trail
Robert T. Tristam Coffin Wildflower Reservation
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
443 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kennebec River Estuary Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
287 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Merrymeeting Fields Preserve121 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Sanctuary125 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Native Plant Trust
DirectionsMerrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area443 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Kennebec River Estuary Wildlife Management Area287 acres · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Nequasset Park5 acres · Town of Woolwich
DirectionsWho protects it
1,868 conserved acres
8% of Woolwich’s land. Water is left out: Woolwich has 35.1 square miles of land and 6.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Woolwich’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,301 ac
State fish & wildlife1,123 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)13 ac
Regional agency4 ac
State parks1 ac
Not recorded287 ac
Conservation Easement · 972 acState Conservation Area · 906 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 385 acPrivate Conservation · 177 acUnknown Easement · 164 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 586 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 54 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 445 | Closed |
| Kennebec River Estuary Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 284 | Closed |
| Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 249 | Unknown |
| Merrymeeting Fields Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 128 | Restricted |
| KELT-Leeman Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 124 | Closed |
| Holt Research Forest Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 86 | Unknown |
| Kennebec Estuary - Chopps Creek Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 72 | Restricted |
| Montsweag Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 40 | Unknown |
| Kennebec River Estuary State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 37 | Restricted |
| Kennebec Estuary - Chopps Creek State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 31 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Woolwich
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Woolwich
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Woolwich
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Woolwich
Ozone Mountain190 ft elevation
DirectionsGilmore Hill154 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Robert T. Tristam Coffin Wildflower Reservation1.2 mi
Trott Homestead Loop Trail0.6 mi
North Loop Trail0.4 mi
Ski Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Woolwich: 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 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Woolwich →
Next door
Woolwich and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bowdoinham39 miBath33 miGeorgetown29 miWiscasset12 miWoolwich6.1 miDresden5.5 miWestport Island5.1 miArrowsic3.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolwich | 8% | 0.2 | 55 | 7% | B− |
| Wiscasset | 9% | 0.5 | 4 | 20% | C+ |
| Bath | 16% | 3.6 | 22 | 87% | A |
| Arrowsic | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Westport Island | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bowdoinham | 13% | 1.1 | 14 | 12% | B |
| Georgetown | 33% | 1.5 | 32 | 7% | A− |
| Dresden | 6% | 0.2 | 53 | 1% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Woolwich
Where can I hike in Woolwich?
The longest trail networks: Merrymeeting Fields Preserve, 1.2 miles; Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Sanctuary, 1.1 miles; Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Woolwich is conserved land?
8% 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 Woolwich’s trails?
Merrymeeting Fields Preserve and Robert P. Tristram Coffin Wild Flower Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woolwich?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Woolwich?
2,638 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woolwich or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 172 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woolwich have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #88 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 Woolwich 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 →