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Menemsha Hills Reservation
Nature preserve
226 acres3.8 mi of trail
Nashawakemuck LoopHarris LoopBeach TrailBrickyard Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Chilmark
Chilmark, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.5% of Chilmark is conserved land, roughly 3,541 acres. There are about 43 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Menemsha Hills Reservation (3.8 mi), Peaked Hill Reservation (2.7 mi), and Middle Road Sanctuary (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Chilmark, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Chilmark outdoors
Conserved land
5.5%
3,541 of 63,884 acres
Trails
43 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 25 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
2,244 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
Peaked Hill Reservation
Managed by Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission
145 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Middle Road Sanctuary
Nature preserve
101 acres1.9 mi of trail
Middle Road Sactuary Trail - RedMiddle Road Sactuary Trail - YellowMiddle Road Sactuary Trail - GreenMiddle Road Sactuary Trail - PurpleMiddle Road Sactuary Trail - White
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Fulling Mill Brook Cons. Area
Nature preserve
48 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Brookside Ridge Preserve
Nature preserve
40 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Quansoo Farm
Nature preserve
138 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
Menemsha Hills Reservation226 acres · 3.8 mi of trail
Peaked Hill Reservation145 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission
Middle Road Sanctuary101 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Fulling Mill Brook Cons. Area48 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Brookside Ridge Preserve40 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Quansoo Farm138 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Cr #4156 acres
Mill Brook49 acres
Town Forest37 acres
Wades Field35 acres
Who protects the land
3,541 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,451 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 14 of 194 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
- Tennis18
- Basketball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Chilmark and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilmark | 5.5% | 43.3 mi | 15 |
| West Tisbury | 26.1% | 70.0 mi | 16 |
| Aquinnah | 1.4% | 7.8 mi | 10 |
| Gosnold | 2.3% | 50.0 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Chilmark'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 47.1-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.