1
Buckingham Reservoir Watershed
Managed by Town of Manchester Water Department
2,717 acres63.6 mi of trail
Black MambaPitch Pine TrailCornholio
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Glastonbury
Glastonbury, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 29% of Glastonbury is conserved land, roughly 9,502 acres. There are about 174 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Buckingham Reservoir Watershed (63.6 mi), Meshomasic State Forest (27.6 mi), and J.B. Williams Park (4.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Glastonbury, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Glastonbury outdoors
Conserved land
29%
9,502 of 33,202 acres
Trails
174 mi
3.4 mi per sq mi · 125 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
186
269 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.8 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
Meshomasic State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
2,655 acres27.6 mi of trail
Yellow TrailOld New London TurnpikeGay City/Blackledge Falls Connector
Dog rules not recorded
3
J.B. Williams Park
Managed by Town of Glastonbury
161 acres4.9 mi of trail
Pavilion TrailOld Ski TrailJBW Smith Connector
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Swan Estate and Riley Parcel
Managed by Kongscut Land Trust Inc
114 acres4.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Shoddy Mill Preserve
Managed by Town of Glastonbury
107 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Longo Farm Open Space
Managed by Town of Glastonbury
153 acres2.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Addison Bog and Woodlands
Managed by Town of Glastonbury
200 acres2.6 mi of trail
Addison Bog Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Great Pond Open Space
Managed by Town of Glastonbury
113 acres2 mi of trail
Bob Kaye LoopPond TrailDana's Rim Walk
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 60 parks & preserves
- Blackledge Falls87 ac · 1.9 mi trail · Directions
- Town of Glastonbury97 ac · 1.7 mi trail · Directions
- Alexander and Melba Zihrup Open Space Preserve89 ac · 1.7 mi trail · Directions
- Loveland Open Space70 ac · 1.5 mi trail
- Earle Park47 ac · 1.5 mi trail · Directions
- Edmund Gorman Open Space30 ac · 1.2 mi trail
- Hollister Preserve24 ac · 1.2 mi trail · Directions
- Riverfront Park78 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Blue Hills Trails Open Space47 ac · 0.9 mi trail
- Arbor Acres Open Space71 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Whitehouse Family Nature Preserve33 ac · 0.8 mi trail
- Marchand Open Space57 ac · 0.7 mi trail
- South Meadows Greenway at Goodwin University251 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Buckingham Park39 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Toll Brothers Open Space33 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Balf's Bluffs Open Space15 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Grayledge Open Space87 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Tiboni Open Space54 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Gorman Natural Area18 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Red Hill Open Space12 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Great Meadows II Open Space10 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Angus Park19 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Fernbridge Subdivision Open Space12 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Geary Open Space9 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Bush Hill Farm6 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Bellridge Open Space27 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Salster Open Space26 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Great Meadows III Open Space24 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Somers Open Space24 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Jurgelas Open Space23 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Butler Drive Open Space15 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Butler Field11 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Ash Swamp Road Open Space10 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Coop Road II Open Space10 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Smith Brook Open Space8 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Ferry Landing Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Grouse Hill Open Space4 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Winter Hill Farm Open Space135 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Cavanaugh Open Space66 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Ricciardi Open Space52 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Addison Park33 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Cider Mill Historical Site22 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Salmon Brook Park11 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Carson–Town Hall Open Space9 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Great Meadows I Open Space8 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Olde Stage Road Open Space8 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Richard Strong Memorial Open Space8 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Tall Timbers Crossing Subdivision Open Space7 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Bogdan Parcel5 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Horizon Resub Open Space5 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Coop Road I Open Space4 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Goodale Hill Preserve4 ac · 0.1 mi trail
Who protects the land
9,502 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 357 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 49 of 256 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 paths6.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis31
- Soccer29
- Baseball23
- Basketball13
- Softball6
- Multi-sport5
- Lacrosse2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Glastonbury'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 28.5-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.