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Derby Line VT 11-01-25Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Derby Line

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Derby Line

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Derby Line, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Portus Baxter Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Portus Baxter Park

Park
15 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

1 places to go in Derby Line

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Derby Line

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Breakneck Hill0.1 mi
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
2Pickleball
2Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Haskell Free Library and Opera HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Derby Line: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)242736506473777568544130
Rain (in)3.12.62.93.74.34.94.95.04.14.63.53.8

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 5.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Derby Line →

Questions about parks and trails in Derby Line

Where can I hike in Derby Line?

The longest trail networks: Portus Baxter Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Derby Line’s trails?

Portus Baxter Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Derby Line?

8,874 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Derby Line or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Derby Line neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →