1
Salmon River State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
2,577 acres12.2 mi of trail
Good FridayOld Willimantic TurnpikeLong ClimbCowgirlKeenan's Climb
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Marlborough
Marlborough, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 27% of Marlborough is conserved land, roughly 3,996 acres. There are about 28 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Salmon River State Forest (12.2 mi) and Meshomasic State Forest (3.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marlborough, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marlborough outdoors
Conserved land
27%
3,996 of 14,963 acres
Trails
28 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 18 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
652 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
508 acres3.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
East Glastonbury Fish & Game Association
Managed by East Glastonbury Fish and Game Association, Inc.
451 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Connecticut Park and Ride
4
Blish Memorial Park
Nature preserve
45 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
Salmon River State Forest2,577 acres · 12.2 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Meshomasic State Forest508 acres · 3.6 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Blish Memorial Park45 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Marchand Open Space2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Glastonbury
East Glastonbury Fish & Game Association451 acres · East Glastonbury Fish and Game Association, Inc.
West Road Open Space33 acres
Dickinson Road Open Space31 acres
Hickory Road Open Space29 acres
Saner Road Open Space11 acres
West Road Memorial Field9 acres
Who protects the land
3,996 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 31 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 71 of 86 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis5
- Baseball4
- Basketball2
- Soccer2
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Marlborough and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | 26.7% | 28.2 mi | 19 |
| Hebron | 24.3% | 76.2 mi | 55 |
| Colchester | 19.4% | 68.2 mi | 19 |
| Glastonbury | 28.6% | 174.3 mi | 185 |
| East Hampton | 23.3% | 71.6 mi | 18 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marlborough'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.