Lackie Farm Conservation Easement
Managed by Upper Valley Land Trust
148 acres0.8 mi of trail
Lone Hill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Lone Oak Trail
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bath
Bath has 159 acres of parks, 145 for every 1,000 residents
35 miles of mapped trail cross Bath, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Lackie Farm Conservation Easement (0.8 mi), Bath Town Forest (0.6 mi). 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,469 acres · of 37.7 sq mi of land
Trails
35 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
159 ac
145 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,243 ft
Moulton Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Bath?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bath have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bath is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. 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 Bath’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (35 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land145 acres of park per 1,000 residents (159 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13AParks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · NH 40% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Bath’s 6% is ahead of 5% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
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 Lackie Farm Conservation Easement, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bath Town Forest
Managed by Town of Bath
158 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Walling-Wharey Conservation Area
Managed by Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
212 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jean Chamberlin North Conservation Area
Managed by Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Lone Oak Trail
All 5 parks & preserves
Lackie Farm Conservation Easement148 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Upper Valley Land Trust
DirectionsBath Town Forest158 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Town of Bath
Walling-Wharey Conservation Area212 acres · Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Jean Chamberlin North Conservation Area11 acres · Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
DirectionsJohnson Farm & Islands1 acres · Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Who protects it
1,469 conserved acres
6% of Bath’s land. Who manages Bath’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2,127 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)580 ac
U.S. Forest Service85 ac
Town or city43 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government43 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2 ac
Not recorded165 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,739 acAgricultural Easement · 580 acUnknown Easement · 474 acLocal Resource Management Area · 158 acNational Forest · 85 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,218 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 45 of 68 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 158 | Unknown |
| White Mountain National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 85 | Open |
| Bath Village Water Works Land Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
| Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2 | Restricted |
| Saddle Island Private Conservation | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bath
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Bath
Moulton Hill1,243 ft elevation
DirectionsBabbit Hill1,086 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 21.3 mi
Ammonoosuc Rail Trail6.7 mi
Lone Hill Trail0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bath: May and 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 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 40 | 54 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Bath →
Next door
Bath and its neighbors
Bath has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Haverhill39 miBath35 miLandaff30 miNewbury14 miMonroe10 miRyegate5.2 miWoodsville2.5 miWells River1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 6% | 0.9 | 145 | 3% | B+ |
| Monroe | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Haverhill | 12% | 0.8 | 22 | 26% | B+ |
| Woodsville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Landaff | — 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 Bath
Where can I hike in Bath?
The longest trail networks: Lackie Farm Conservation Easement, 0.8 miles; Bath Town Forest, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bath is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 19% for a New Hampshire town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bath’s trails?
Lackie Farm Conservation Easement and Bath Town Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bath?
52,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bath or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 250 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bath have?
Ahead of 67% 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 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 →