1
McLean Game Refuge
Nature preserve
990 acres6.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Simsbury
Simsbury, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 29% of Simsbury is conserved land, roughly 6,322 acres. There are about 103 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in McLean Game Refuge (6.2 mi), Penwood State Park (6.2 mi), and Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block (5.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Simsbury, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Simsbury outdoors
Conserved land
29%
6,322 of 21,825 acres
Trails
103 mi
3 mi per sq mi · 60 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
46
252 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
20.8 mi
2.2 mi lanes · 13.5 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
Penwood State Park
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
201 acres6.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block
Nature preserve
292 acres5.7 mi of trail
re-routed trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Talcott Mountain State Park
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
279 acres4.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Stratton Brook State Park
Park
186 acres4.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Onion Mountain
Nature preserve
177 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Tanager Hill - The Ellsworth Property
Nature preserve
75 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex
Park
239 acres2.2 mi of trail
Simsbury Farms Family Fitness Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 46 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 46 parks & preserves
McLean Game Refuge990 acres · 6.2 mi of trail
Penwood State Park201 acres · 6.2 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Massacoe State Forest, Great Pond Block292 acres · 5.7 mi of trail
Talcott Mountain State Park279 acres · 4.7 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Stratton Brook State Park186 acres · 4.5 mi of trail
Onion Mountain177 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
Tanager Hill - The Ellsworth Property75 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex239 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
Wagner Woods65 acres · 2 mi of trail
Belden Forest45 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Who protects the land
6,322 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 589 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 227 of 265 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths13.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes5.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis61
- Soccer17
- Baseball12
- Basketball10
- Lacrosse8
- Softball8
- Tracks5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Simsbury and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simsbury | 29% | 103.1 mi | 46 |
| East Granby | 21.3% | 38.5 mi | 4 |
| Avon | 18.4% | 65.6 mi | 23 |
| Bloomfield | 13.4% | 65.7 mi | 27 |
| Canton | 13.4% | 50.8 mi | 18 |
| Granby | 29.3% | 68.1 mi | 34 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Simsbury'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 21.3-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.