1
Billerica State Forest
Nature preserve
383 acres10.3 mi of trail
Gilson Hill LoopNorthern LoopFlow Rock FlowYellow RabbitThe Inner Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Billerica
Billerica, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Billerica is conserved land, roughly 2,033 acres. There are about 54 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Billerica State Forest (10.3 mi), Vietnam Veterans Park (5.1 mi), and Jones Town Forest (4.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Billerica, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Billerica outdoors
Conserved land
12%
2,033 of 16,737 acres
Trails
54 mi
2.1 mi per sq mi · 30 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
48
48 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 0.7 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
Vietnam Veterans Park
Park
233 acres5.1 mi of trail
Green Blaze TrailOrange Blaze TrailYellow BlazeBlue Blaze TrailBlue Diamond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Jones Town Forest
Nature preserve
122 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Warren H. Manning State Forest
Nature preserve
41 acres2.1 mi of trail
Fitness Trail (red)Brick Kiln Plaza TrailShort Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Fox Hill Summit
Managed by Billerica Conservation Commission
57 acres1.6 mi of trail
Fox Summmit Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Billerica Water Supply Land
Nature preserve
68 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Rangeway Town Forest
Nature preserve
29 acres1.1 mi of trail
Headless SnakeCarbon ForceLumbaloopRangeway Connector
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Pearl Road Conservation Land
Nature preserve
16 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 48 parks & preserves
- Governor Thomas Dudley Park21 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Cider Mill Land46 ac · 0.8 mi trail
- Ralph Hill Conservation Land27 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge114 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Shady Hill Conservation Land25 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- The Fields Conservation Land28 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Timber Creek Conservation Land15 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Greenough Land9 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Kindred Conservation Land15 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Kohlrausch Park6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Talbot Mills Oval1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- McDonald Knowles Conservation Land56 ac · Directions
- Manning Conservation Land26 ac
- Shaloo Meadow Town Forest24 ac
- Nutting Lake Conservation Land20 ac · Directions
- Duserick Conservation land19 ac
- Trantanella/Boston Road Conservation Land18 ac · Directions
- Ricca Farm Open Space16 ac
- Fox Hollow Estates16 ac
- Billerica Recreation Center15 ac
- Bicknell Town Forest13 ac
- McClennan Way Conservation Area12 ac
- Progress Road Conservation Land9 ac
- Fortune Drive Conservation Land8 ac
- Martina Gage Conservation Land7 ac
- Shawsheen Woods Conservation Land6 ac
- Shawsheen Rd Conservation Land6 ac
- Edgehill Conservation Land5 ac
- Akeson Park5 ac
- Marshall Orchard Conservation Land5 ac
- Elsie Avenue Conservation Land5 ac
- Ridge Road Conservation Land4 ac
- Pollard Park4 ac
- Nashua Rd Conservation Land2 ac
- Potters Playground2 ac · Directions
- Micozzi Beach2 ac · Directions
- Town Common2 ac
- Jug Island1 ac · Directions
- Hillside Consv Parcel1 ac
- Nutting Lake Beach1 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
2,033 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 241 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 14 of 130 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball24
- Tennis21
- Soccer11
- Basketball7
- Football4
- Tracks3
- Softball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Billerica and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billerica | 12.1% | 54.1 mi | 48 |
| Wilmington | 11.5% | 17.0 mi | 23 |
| Bedford | 22.7% | 48.4 mi | 67 |
| Carlisle | 20.8% | 67.4 mi | 62 |
| Chelmsford | 12.4% | 34.7 mi | 37 |
| Burlington | 17.2% | 38.5 mi | 25 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Billerica'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 22.3-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.