The Orono Land Trust maintains 14 different areas. Visitors use our trails for a range of outdoor activities. In the summer, you can use our trails for walking and biking. In the winter, skiing, snowshoeing, and more are available.
Our more than 1,000 acres offer a host of low-impact activities for people of all ages to enjoy the natural beauty of Maine.
Click the links below for more information, including downloadable/printable maps.
Dwight B. Demeritt Forest
Groomed Cross Country Ski Trails Click here for a map.
Rampe Conservation Easement & Town of Orono Land
Rampe Conservation Easement: Located near Orono High School. Glenn and Nancy Rampe donated the easement…
Piney Knoll Conservation Area
This 57-acre parcel along the Penobscot River was bought from Diamond Occidental Forest, Inc. by…
Orono Bog Boardwalk
The 4,200-foot Orono Bog Boardwalk opened in June 2003. It is easily accessed via Bangor…
Jeremiah Colburn Natural Area
OLT purchased this land and donated it to the Town of Orono in 1986. This…
Gould Landing
This land contains 38 acres of upland, wetlands, and two islands. The OLT stewards this…
Davis Conservation Easement
This conservation easement of almost 33 acres is in place to provide significant public benefit…
Caribou Bog Conservation Area
Note: Most Newman Hill trails are closed April 1st-August 31 due to nesting birds. The…
Brent Halsey Educational Forest
This 7.5 acre Outdoor Forestry Classroom was developed by James River Corp. and then company…
Sklar Park
Sklar Park is a 40-acre parcel situated at the west end of Main St., between…
Other Local Lands & Trails
Caribou Bog – Penjajawoc Project
The Orono Land Trust, in collaboration with Bangor Land Trust, the municipalities of Bangor, Orono, Old Town, and Veazie, and others, to preserve open space and build a recreational and wildlife asset – from Bangor’s Essex Woods northwards beyond Pushaw Lake. This Bangor Daily News article is now several years old but does a nice job summarizing the project.
Bangor Land Trust
Our land trust neighbors at Bangor Land Trust have excellent trails, which can easily be incorporated into longer adventures when combined with Orono trails.