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Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area
Nature preserve
295 acres7.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Avon
Avon, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Avon is conserved land, roughly 2,756 acres. There are about 66 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area (7.3 mi), Found Land Recreation Area (6.2 mi), and Fisher Meadows Recreation Area (5.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Avon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Avon outdoors
Conserved land
18%
2,756 of 15,007 acres
Trails
66 mi
2.8 mi per sq mi · 41 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
23
145 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.6 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Found Land Recreation Area
Nature preserve
119 acres6.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Fisher Meadows Recreation Area
Managed by Town of Avon
231 acres5.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area
Managed by Metropolitan District
95 acres4.3 mi of trail
Kenney RidgeGet LostThe Twisties
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Talcott Mountain State Park
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
96 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Horse Guard State Park Scenic Reserve
Nature preserve
105 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Alsop Meadows
Managed by Town of Avon
62 acres1.4 mi of trail
Spur Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Town Open Space
Nature preserve
73 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 23 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 23 parks & preserves
Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area295 acres · 7.3 mi of trail
Found Land Recreation Area119 acres · 6.2 mi of trail
Fisher Meadows Recreation Area231 acres · 5.2 mi of trail · Town of Avon
West Hartford Reservoirs Recreation Area95 acres · 4.3 mi of trail · Metropolitan District
Talcott Mountain State Park96 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Horse Guard State Park Scenic Reserve105 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Alsop Meadows62 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Town of Avon
Town Open Space73 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Nod Brook State Wildlife Area62 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · State of Connecticut
Wellner Preserve29 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Avon Land Trust
Who protects the land
2,756 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 75 of 98 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis50
- Soccer13
- Basketball12
- Baseball8
- Pickleball8
- Lacrosse7
- Football5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Avon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 18.4% | 65.6 mi | 23 |
| Burlington | 7.3% | 113.5 mi | 18 |
| Simsbury | 29% | 103.1 mi | 46 |
| Farmington | 26.8% | 66.0 mi | 39 |
| Canton | 13.4% | 50.8 mi | 18 |
| West Hartford | 23% | 56.1 mi | 23 |
| Bloomfield | 13.4% | 65.7 mi | 27 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Avon's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.