1
Crandall Park
Managed by Town of Tolland
415 acres11.4 mi of trail
Gravel Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Tolland
Tolland, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Tolland is conserved land, roughly 4,673 acres. There are about 59 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Crandall Park (11.4 mi), Paulk Hill Conservation Area (4.6 mi), and Kollar WMA (4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Tolland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Tolland outdoors
Conserved land
18%
4,673 of 25,638 acres
Trails
59 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 39 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
79
320 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
Paulk Hill Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Tolland
52 acres4.6 mi of trail
Pedal PowerBeastThrushBoneyardSnake
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Kollar Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
910 acres4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land
Managed by Connecticut Water Company
855 acres3.3 mi of trail
Connecticut Water Company Trolley Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Campbell Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Tolland
92 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Schindler-Schmidt Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Tolland
123 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
7
Knofla Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Tolland
140 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Palmer Kendall Mountain Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Tolland
78 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 60 parks & preserves
- Shafran Conservation Area65 ac · 1.7 mi trail · Directions
- John & Mary Parciak Conservation Area74 ac · 1.6 mi trail · Directions
- King Conservation Area172 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- Stoppleworth Conservation Area56 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- Tobiassen Memorial Forest83 ac · 1.3 mi trail
- Luce Conservation Area93 ac · 1.1 mi trail
- Crystal Peat Conservation Area60 ac · 1.1 mi trail · Directions
- Weigold Conservation Area36 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Madeline Regan Preserve27 ac · 0.9 mi trail
- Becker Conservation Area30 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Nedwied Conservation Area18 ac · 0.7 mi trail
- Heron Cove Park46 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Bonair Hill Road Open Space26 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Pepperwood Drive Open Space7 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Crystal Springs10 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Auperin Conservation Area28 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- River Park31 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Tolland Stage Road Open Space8 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Camp Yankee Trails289 ac
- Charter Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary252 ac
- Coventry Fish and Game Club136 ac · Directions
- Plains Road Open Space101 ac
- Kent South Nature Preserve83 ac
- Del-Aire Compground69 ac
- Skungamaug Conservation Area59 ac
- Old Post Road Open Space55 ac · Directions
- Rockville Fish and Game Club52 ac
- Neff Hill Road Open Space35 ac
- Morgan Lane Open Space35 ac
- Derek Drive Open Space34 ac
- Baxter Street Conservation Area34 ac
- Old Stafford Road Open Space29 ac
- Skungamaug Meadows Preserve27 ac
- Sage Meadow Conservation Area23 ac
- Gerber Drive Open Space21 ac
- South River Road Open Space20 ac · Directions
- Sharon Drive Open Space20 ac
- Benton Homestead19 ac
- Timber Trail Park17 ac
- Noah Lane Open Space15 ac
- Crystal Lake Road Open Space14 ac
- Wanat Park13 ac
- Mile Hill Road Open Space12 ac
- Dockerel Road Open Space12 ac
- Kate Lane Open Space11 ac
- Timber Trail Open Space11 ac
- Autumn Lane Open Space11 ac
- Robin Circle Open Space10 ac
- Summit Drive Open Space9 ac
- Josiah Lane Open Space9 ac
- High Ridge Drive Open Space9 ac
- Dunn Hill Road Open Space8 ac
Who protects the land
4,673 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 271 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 130 of 147 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
- Baseball15
- Tennis11
- Soccer9
- Basketball4
- Football3
- Lacrosse3
- Softball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Tolland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolland | 18.2% | 58.6 mi | 79 |
| Willington | 11.1% | 35.2 mi | 34 |
| Ellington | 17.6% | 42.5 mi | 50 |
| Coventry | 17.4% | 30.1 mi | 70 |
| Vernon | 18.9% | 30.7 mi | 37 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Tolland'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 23.2-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.