1
Walnut Hill Woods
Nature preserve
109 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Buckland
Buckland, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 9% of Buckland is conserved land, roughly 1,133 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Walnut Hill Woods (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Buckland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Buckland outdoors
Conserved land
9%
1,133 of 12,646 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
556 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
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest
Nature preserve
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Veterans Memorial Field
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Buckland
Showing 1–10 of 12 peaks
Hog Mountain1,594 ft elevation
Mary Lyon Hill1,581 ft elevation
Drake Hill1,535 ft elevation
Moonshine Hill1,503 ft elevation
Lone Tree Hill1,437 ft elevation
Snow Mountain1,270 ft elevation
Putnam Hill1,198 ft elevation
Goodnow Hill1,181 ft elevation
Walnut Hill1,181 ft elevation
Orcutt Hill1,106 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.6 mi
- Cross Country Running Course0.8 mi
- Big Trees0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Hillman Ice PondreservoirNumber 3 Forebay ReservoirreservoirClesson BrookDeerfield RiverDeerfield River ReservoirGardner Falls Station Canal Reservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,133 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 693 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 59 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
- Baseball2
- Football1
- Field hockey1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Buckland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 982 acRecreation or Education Easement 318 acState Resource Management Area 135 acPrivate Conservation 112 acAgricultural Easement 83 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Dog WoodsPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 112 | Closed |
| Buckland State ForestState Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 91 | Open |
| Mohawk Trail Regional School Athletic FieldsResearch or Educational Area | Not recorded | 50 | Open |
| Gardner Falls Recreation AreaPrivate Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 49 | Restricted |
| Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State ForestState Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 44 | Open |
| Buckland Historical SocietyLocal Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 42 | Open |
| Buckland Recreation AreaLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
| Stone Road Ice PondPrivate Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Closed |
| Mary Lyon BirthplacePrivate Historic or Cultural | Not recorded | 13 | Restricted |
| Veterans Memorial FieldPrivate Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Center CemeteryCemetery
East Buckland CemeteryCemetery
Old CemeteryCemetery
Old East Buckland CemeteryCemetery
Taylor CemeteryCemetery
Trow CemeteryCemetery
Upper City CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Buckland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland | 9% | 14.5 mi | 3 |
| Shelburne | 22.6% | 14.1 mi | 5 |
| Charlemont | 22.7% | 42.3 mi | 3 |
| Conway | 32.3% | 59.8 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Buckland'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.