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Middletown Springs Vermont 20040701Photo: Redjar at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Middletown Springs

Few parks or trails are on the map in Middletown Springs

2% of Middletown Springs’ land is conserved, about 299 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 6.3 miles of mapped trail cross Middletown Springs, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
299 acres · of 22.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,759 ft
Plum Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

1
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 The Green, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

The Green

Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

299 conserved acres

2% of Middletown Springs’ land. Who manages Middletown Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits570 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Conservation Easement · 285 acAgricultural Easement · 285 acResearch or Educational Area · 14 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 285 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sullivan Educational Woods
Research or Educational Area
Not recorded14Unknown
Things to do

7 places to go in Middletown Springs

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

Peaks in Middletown Springs
Plum Hill1,759 ft elevation
Directions
Spaulding Hill1,578 ft elevation
Directions
Morgan Mountain1,568 ft elevation
Directions
Barber Mountain1,483 ft elevation
Directions
Barker Mountain1,322 ft elevation
Directions
Haynes Hill1,270 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Middletown Springs Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Middletown Springs: 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)293241546775797770584534
Rain (in)3.02.43.23.53.84.74.44.33.64.33.23.5

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Middletown Springs →

Next door

Middletown Springs and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Middletown Springs— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Poultney8%0.518744%A−
Tinmouth— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wells6%0.56326%B
Ira— 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 Middletown Springs

Where can I hike in Middletown Springs?

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

Are dogs allowed on Middletown Springs’ trails?

The Green doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Middletown Springs?

18,898 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middletown Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Middletown Springs 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 →