1
Salmon River State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
846 acres17.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Hebron
Hebron, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 24% of Hebron is conserved land, roughly 5,755 acres. There are about 76 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Salmon River State Forest (17.7 mi), Gay City State Park (13 mi), and Meshomasic State Forest (5.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hebron, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hebron outdoors
Conserved land
24%
5,755 of 23,692 acres
Trails
76 mi
2.1 mi per sq mi · 51 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
55
628 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.4 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
Gay City State Park
Nature preserve
1,454 acres13 mi of trail
Ridge Road to Holbrook PondOld Skinner Lane east
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Meshomasic State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
732 acres5.9 mi of trail
Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector
Dog rules not recorded
4
Burnt Hill Park
Managed by Town of Hebron
110 acres1.8 mi of trail
Old Skinner Lane west
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Old Hibbert Property
Managed by Town of Hebron
88 acres1.8 mi of trail
Mill Site PathRiver LoopRaymond Brook Overlook
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Old Bernstein Property
Nature preserve
200 acres1.7 mi of trail
Judd Brook Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Old Cardillo Property
Managed by Town of Hebron
53 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Chestnut Hollow Grist Mill Trails
Managed by Town of Hebron
23 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 55 parks & preserves
- Chittenden Road Open Space North103 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Niles Road Open Space38 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Grayville Falls Town Park36 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Jagger Lane Open Space32 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Saint Peter's Preserve20 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Old Harasimowitz Property20 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Ridge Road Open Space49 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Veterans Memorial Park15 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Raymond Brook Wildlife Management Area195 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Serra Property12 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Easter Seals Camp153 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Camp Connecticut64 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Fawn Brook West Branch Open Space60 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)47 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Birch Hill Road Open Space East9 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Ella Bernstein Trust5 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Mussman Open Space123 ac
- Camp Hi Hoti103 ac
- Joshua Farms Open Space81 ac
- Fawn Brook Open Space74 ac
- Old Slocum Road Open Space64 ac
- Elizabeth Heights29 ac
- Robert's Ridge Parcel26 ac
- Jennifer Drive Open Space26 ac
- Old Yaps Property25 ac
- Forest View Lane Open Space22 ac
- Knollwood Drive Open Space19 ac
- Martin Road Open Space17 ac
- Hebron Sportsmen Club16 ac · Directions
- Old Alpert Property South16 ac
- Hall Road Open Space16 ac
- Colchester Spur Trail14 ac · Directions
- Grayville Road Open Space14 ac · Directions
- Chittenden Road Open Space South11 ac
- Old Green Property10 ac
- West Branch Drive Open Space10 ac
- Birch Hill Road Open Space West7 ac
- Salt Box Road Open Space5 ac
- Old Alpert Property4 ac
- Birch Hill Road Open Space North4 ac · Directions
- Little League Baseball Park4 ac
- RHAM Road Open Space3 ac
- Bishop Swamp Wildlife Management Area2 ac
- Windrush Lane Open Space2 ac
- Marjorie Circle Open Space2 ac
- Charles Road Open Space1 ac
- CT Salmon River State Park1 ac
Who protects the land
5,755 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,140 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 105 of 125 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 paths6.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis7
- Baseball7
- Soccer2
- Multi-sport2
- Football1
- Softball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Hebron and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron | 24.3% | 76.2 mi | 55 |
| Colchester | 19.4% | 68.2 mi | 19 |
| Marlborough | 26.7% | 28.2 mi | 19 |
| Andover | 22.3% | 15.4 mi | 22 |
| Columbia | 9.9% | 21.0 mi | 10 |
| Bolton | 11.5% | 37.8 mi | 25 |
| Lebanon | 26.7% | 63.0 mi | 15 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hebron'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 26.7-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.