1
UConn Forest Moss Tract
Managed by University of Connecticut
438 acres5.7 mi of trail
Nipmuck TrailPink BlazesWhite Blazes
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Willington
Willington, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Willington is conserved land, roughly 2,361 acres. There are about 35 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in UConn Forest Moss Tract (5.7 mi), Fenton–Ruby Park and Wildlife Preserve (4.9 mi), and Nipmuck State Forest Laurel Sanctuary (2.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Willington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Willington outdoors
Conserved land
11%
2,361 of 21,320 acres
Trails
35 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 18 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
34
423 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
Fenton–Ruby Park and Wildlife Preserve
Managed by Town of Willington
337 acres4.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Nipmuck State Forest Laurel Sanctuary
Nature preserve
469 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Chenes Roches Preserve
Managed by Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
57 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
5
Nipmuck State Forest
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
803 acres1.5 mi of trail
West Murray TrailEast Murray Trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Royal Knowlton Preserve
Managed by Town of Willington
138 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Daniel W. Talmadge Conservation Tract
Managed by Town of Willington
27 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
River Road Park
Managed by Town of Willington
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 34 parks & preserves
- Tinkerville Brook Preserve2 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Wilderness Lake Campground97 ac
- Ruby Road Open Space54 ac
- First Naturalist Church Wildlife Sanctuary29 ac
- Hancock Road Open Space25 ac
- River Road Open Space18 ac · Directions
- Meadow Lane Open Space16 ac
- Jared Sparks Road Open Space15 ac
- Daleville School Road Open Space12 ac
- Mihaliak Road Open Space11 ac
- Willimantic Water Access Area11 ac
- Pinecrest Road Open Space9 ac
- Turnpike Road Open Space8 ac · Directions
- Balazs Road Open Space7 ac
- Angela Lane Open Space6 ac
- Lohse Road4 ac
- Moose Meadow Road Open Space4 ac
- Laurel Drive Open Space3 ac
- Luchon Road Open Space3 ac
- Halls Pond Swim Area3 ac · Directions
- Kollar Wildlife Management Area2 ac · Directions
- King Conservation Area2 ac
- Bob White Farm2 ac
- River Park1 ac
- South River Road Open Space1 ac · Directions
- Fermier Road Open Space1 ac
Who protects the land
2,361 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 127 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 62 of 68 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
- Tennis4
- Basketball3
- Baseball2
- Soccer1
- Beach volleyball1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Willington and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Willington'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 20.8-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.