1
Maltby Lakes
Managed by South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
273 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Orange
Orange, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Orange is conserved land, roughly 1,196 acres. There are about 30 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Maltby Lakes (4.6 mi), Turkey Hill Preserve (4.1 mi), and Racebrook Tract (2.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Orange, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Orange outdoors
Conserved land
11%
1,196 of 11,084 acres
Trails
30 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
14
84 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
Turkey Hill Preserve
Managed by Town of Orange
373 acres4.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Racebrook Tract
Nature preserve
256 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Housatonic Overlook
Managed by Town of Orange
64 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Wepawaug Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Orange
38 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Ewen Farm Preserve
Managed by Town of Orange
45 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Kowal Nature Preserve
Managed by Orange Land Trust
14 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 14 parks & preserves
Maltby Lakes273 acres · 4.6 mi of trail · South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
Turkey Hill Preserve373 acres · 4.1 mi of trail · Town of Orange
Racebrook Tract256 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
Housatonic Overlook64 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Town of Orange
Wepawaug Conservation Area38 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Town of Orange
Ewen Farm Preserve45 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Town of Orange
Kowal Nature Preserve14 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Orange Land Trust
Old Tavern Road Recreation Area28 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
The Ravine3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Orange Land Trust
Wright's Pond open space5 acres
Who protects the land
1,196 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 49 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 44 of 44 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
- Tennis14
- Baseball10
- Basketball6
- Lacrosse2
- Soccer1
- Softball1
- Multi-sport1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Orange and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 10.8% | 30.0 mi | 14 |
| West Haven | 8% | 9.9 mi | 17 |
| Milford | 7.8% | 22.2 mi | 29 |
| Derby | 10.2% | 12.3 mi | 7 |
| Woodbridge | 10.3% | 55.4 mi | 27 |
| Shelton | 20% | 45.3 mi | 47 |
| New Haven | 8.5% | 53.1 mi | 72 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Orange'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.