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Gordon and Faith Greiner Nature Preserve
Managed by Shirley Heinze Land Trust
70 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Hobart
Hobart, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.8% of Hobart is conserved land, roughly 981 acres. There are about 8.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Gordon and Faith Greiner Nature Preserve (0.9 mi), Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve (0.8 mi), and Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hobart, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hobart outdoors
Conserved land
5.8%
981 of 16,913 acres
Trails
8.7 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
23
33 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.1 mi
4.1 mi lanes · 5.9 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
Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve
Managed by Shirley Heinze Land Trust
39 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve
Managed by Shirley Heinze Land Trust
81 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Hobart Prairie Grove
Nature preserve
308 acres0.6 mi of trail
Hobart Woodland Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Festival Park
Park
15 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 23 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 23 parks & preserves
Gordon and Faith Greiner Nature Preserve70 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve39 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Bur Oak Woods Nature Preserve81 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Hobart Prairie Grove308 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Festival Park15 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
McCloskey's Burr Oak Savanna Nature Preserve109 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Indiana Dunes National Park308 acres · National Park Service
Hobart Marsh — Bailey tract102 acres
Hobart Marsh — Kim tract61 acres
Stewart Mattix Prairie55 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Hobart
Deep River Water Trail, Soccer and Rugby Field access point
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.0 mi
- Hobart Woodland Trail0.6 mi
- Hiking trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
981 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes4.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball15
- Tennis10
- Soccer9
- Basketball4
- Softball4
- Football2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hobart
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Park 282 acLocal Park 194 acPrivate Conservation 154 acState Conservation Area 151 acPrivate Park 138 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Dunes National ParkNational Park | National Park Service | 282 | Open |
| Hidden PrairiePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 154 | Closed |
| Cressmoor Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 99 | Open |
| Mac Jay Lake (Hobart Izaak Walton League)State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 63 | Closed |
| McCloskey Savanna - SouthState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 55 | Restricted |
| Evergreen Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Indian Ridge Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 40 | Open |
| Hillman ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Robinson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Mccloskey Burr Oak Savanna AdditionState Conservation Area | Other state land | 32 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Chester CemeteryCemetery
Crown Hill CemeteryCemetery
Evergreen Memorial ParkCemetery
Hobart City CemeteryCemetery
Old Settler's CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Hobart and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 5.8% | 8.7 mi | 23 |
| Lake Station | 4.7% | 3.2 mi | 7 |
| Merrillville | 7.6% | 6.0 mi | 5 |
| Hobart | 7% | 10.4 mi | 29 |
| Union | 0.9% | 9.6 mi | 2 |
| Ross | 8.5% | 9.5 mi | 6 |
| Calumet | 8.8% | 50.7 mi | 63 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hobart'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.