Jones Brook Greenway Block
Managed by Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust
969 acres7.4 mi of trail
Carl Seimon TrailGame trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Milton
25% of Milton’s land is conserved: 5,300 acres
44 miles of mapped trail cross Milton, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Jones Brook Greenway Block (7.4 mi), Branch Hill Farm Conservation Land (5.1 mi), The Siemon Access Trails at Branch Hill Farm (4 mi). 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #97 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
25%
5,300 acres · of 33.1 sq mi of land
Trails
44 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
984 ft
Teneriffe Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Milton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Milton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milton is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #97 of 126 in New Hampshire. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Milton’s overall grade.
Conserved land25% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (44 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13BParks close to home10% 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 71%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 23%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Milton’s 25% is ahead of 76% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% 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 Jones Brook Greenway Block, with 7.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Branch Hill Farm Conservation Land
Managed by Branch Hill Farm
996 acres5.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
The Siemon Access Trails at Branch Hill Farm
Managed by Branch Hill Farm
529 acres4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jones Property
Managed by UNH Office of Woodlands & Natural Areas
327 acres3.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Salmon Falls Forest
Managed by Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
311 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Teneriffe Mountain Forest
Managed by Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
240 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jones Forest
Managed by Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
248 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto New Hampshire Farm Museum Parking
New Hampshire Farm Museum
Park
48 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto New Hampshire Farm Museum Parking
All 17 parks & preserves
Jones Brook Greenway Block969 acres · 7.4 mi of trail · Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust
DirectionsBranch Hill Farm Conservation Land996 acres · 5.1 mi of trail · Branch Hill Farm
DirectionsThe Siemon Access Trails at Branch Hill Farm529 acres · 4 mi of trail · Branch Hill Farm
DirectionsJones Property327 acres · 3.8 mi of trail · UNH Office of Woodlands & Natural Areas
DirectionsSalmon Falls Forest311 acres · 2.3 mi of trail · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Teneriffe Mountain Forest240 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
Jones Forest248 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
DirectionsNew Hampshire Farm Museum48 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPlummer's Ridge Forest256 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Branch Hill Farm
DirectionsMount Teneriffe Preserve153 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
DirectionsJones Brook Park21 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Milton
Milton Wildlife Management Area14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · NH Fish & Game
Casey Road Conservation Area79 acres · Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
Camsie Anna Nature Trail at Branch Hill Farm77 acres · Branch Hill Farm
Nute Plantation40 acres · Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
Milton Town Beach8 acres · Town of Milton
Town Land5 acres · Town of Milton
Who protects it
5,300 conserved acres
25% of Milton’s land. Who manages Milton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,009 ac
State fish & wildlife667 ac
Private owners357 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)314 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land269 ac
Town or city263 ac
Other state land151 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,005 acUnknown · 945 acUnknown Easement · 508 acPrivate Conservation · 478 acLocal Other or Unknown · 373 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,432 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 79 of 100 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust Unknown | Not recorded | 945 | Unknown |
| Milton Mills Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 364 | Unknown |
| UNH - Jones Property Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 349 | Unknown |
| Salmon Falls Headwaters Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 341 | Open |
| Jones Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 243 | Unknown |
| Northeast Slope Teneriffe Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 166 | Unknown |
| Mount Teneriffe - Unh Property Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 166 | Unknown |
| Spaulding Turnpike Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 87 | Unknown |
| Jacobs - Agricultural Preservation Restriction Private Agricultural | Other state land | 56 | Unknown |
| Salmon Falls Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 38 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Milton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Milton
Milton Town Beach Ramp
DirectionsScenic views in Milton
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Milton
Teneriffe Mountain984 ft elevation
DirectionsBerry Hill814 ft elevation
DirectionsMilton Ridge669 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Milton
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.6 miHorses · 3.9 miUnpaved · 13.9 mi
Carl Seimon Trail0.6 mi
Spur Loop Trail0.2 mi
Game trail0.1 mi
Mt. Teneriffe Nature Conservancy 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
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Tennis
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 Milton: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Milton →
Next door
Milton and its neighbors
Milton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | 25% | 1.3 | 17 | 10% | B+ |
| Farmington | 13% | 1.1 | 12 | 46% | B+ |
| Wakefield | 6% | 0.4 | 22 | 31% | B |
| Middleton | 20% | 1.9 | 107 | 20% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Milton
Where can I hike in Milton?
The longest trail networks: Jones Brook Greenway Block, 7.4 miles; Branch Hill Farm Conservation Land, 5.1 miles; The Siemon Access Trails at Branch Hill Farm, 4 miles; Jones Property, 3.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Milton is conserved land?
25% 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 Milton’s trails?
Jones Brook Greenway Block and Branch Hill Farm Conservation Land don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Milton?
6,331 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 167 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Milton have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #97 of 126 in New Hampshire. 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 Milton 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 →