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Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
1,425 acres9.4 mi of trail
Bridge LoopLake LoopUpland TrailDodd LoopGeiger Trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Gainesville
Gainesville, GA parks, trails & bike paths
About 25% of Gainesville is conserved land, roughly 5,794 acres. There are about 27 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve (9.4 mi), Midland Greenway Park (0.8 mi), and Longwood Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gainesville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gainesville outdoors
Conserved land
25%
5,794 of 22,781 acres
Trails
27 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 19 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
129 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
22.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 22.5 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
Midland Greenway Park
Park
10 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Longwood Park
Park
18 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Roper Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve1,425 acres · 9.4 mi of trail
Midland Greenway Park10 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Longwood Park18 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Engine 209 Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Yonah Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Rock Creek Veterans Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Roper Park4 acres
Roosevelt Square2 acres · City of Gainesville
Wilshire Trails Park1 acres
Poultry Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Gainesville
Midland Dog ParkIn Midland Greenway Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 6.7 mi
- Bridge Loop2.8 mi
- Lake Loop2.6 mi
- Upland Trail0.7 mi
- Dodd Loop0.6 mi
- Geiger Trail0.4 mi
- Elachee Creek Loop0.3 mi
- Ridge Trail0.3 mi
- Connector0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
5,794 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 106 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 35 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 paths22.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis60
- Soccer15
- Baseball14
- Basketball4
- Football4
- Equestrian2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Gainesville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Recreation Management Area 1,802 acState Conservation Area 1,527 acLocal Conservation Area 1,419 acLocal Recreation Area 642 acUnknown Easement 529 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Lanier Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,802 | Open |
| Allen Creek Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1,527 | Open |
| Chicopee WoodsLocal Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,303 | Open |
| Chicopee Woods Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | County | 460 | Open |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden TractPrivate Park | Private owners | 165 | Restricted |
| Chicopee Woods Golf Course MitigationPrivate Conservation | Army Corps of Engineers | 116 | Closed |
| Lanier Point ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 103 | Open |
| Chicopee Woods Naure PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 86 | Open |
| Thompson Bridge ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 71 | Open |
| Allen Creek Soccer ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 70 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 27 places
Biccentenial ParkPlaque
Brenau College Historic DistrictDistrict
Brenau's TigerMonument
Canons at RiversideWar memorial
Gainesville TrainIn Engine 209 Park · Monument
Green Street-Brenau Historic DistrictDistrict
Korean War MemorialIn Rock Creek Veterans Park · Memorial
Metal HorseMonument
Poultry Capital of the World MonumentIn Poultry Park · Monument
Public Safety MonumentIn Roosevelt Square · Monument
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gainesville'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 29-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.