University Park

This small city park is a thin wedge — it’s about 0.5-mile long and maybe 100 feet wide. In the old days (pre-2026), you could do a loop in the woods despite its narrowness. But recent development has made the park even thinner, reducing the trail to a there-and-back. But it’s still a pleasant path, with laid gravel, that meanders through forest. It’s very safe for an urban one since you’re never out of earshot of neighboring houses!

The park also forms a section of the Sebago to the Sea route. There is some nice exposed bedrock ledge where the path comes out on Harvard Street. The park is bordered by Yale Street and Harvard Street, which I presume gave it its name!

Directions: The best place to park is on the side of Harvard Street.