1
Destruction Brook Woods
Nature preserve
277 acres7.2 mi of trail
Red TrailYellow TrailBlue TrailGreen LoopSlingshot
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Dartmouth is conserved land, roughly 11,386 acres. There are about 59 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Destruction Brook Woods (7.2 mi), Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (7 mi), and Ridge Hill Reserve (5.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Dartmouth, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Dartmouth outdoors
Conserved land
18%
11,386 of 62,043 acres
Trails
59 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 52 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
75
342 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.1 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
Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Managed by Massachusetts Audubon Society
536 acres7 mi of trail
Woodland Loop TrailGrassland Loop TrailBoulder Loop TrailTree Top TrailFresh Pond Trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Audubon sanctuaries. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Ridge Hill Reserve
Managed by Dartmouth Natural Resoruces Trust
180 acres5.1 mi of trail
Red TrailGreen TrailBlue TrailLycopod LoopParking Lot Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
McBratney Land
Nature preserve
178 acres2.6 mi of trail
Blue TrailYellow TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Frank Knowles Reserve
Nature preserve
122 acres2.3 mi of trail
Orange TrailRed TrailBlue TrailUnmarked Trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Dartmoor Farm Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
464 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Smith Farm
Nature preserve
140 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Slocums River Reserve
Managed by Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust
47 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 60 parks & preserves
- Parsons Reserve34 ac · 1.2 mi trail · Directions
- Cornell Farm135 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Little River Reserve72 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Dartmouth Regional Parks And Trails297 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Howland Reserve25 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Acushnet Cedar Swamp State Res412 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Noquochoke Wildlife Management Area200 ac · 0.7 mi trail
- North Dartmouth Park25 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Copicut Reservoir Watershed83 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Lloyd Center54 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Town Forest191 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Knowles Reserve5 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- New Bedford Garden Club Reserve3 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Demarest Lloyd State Park182 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve Land54 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Jones Park10 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Wellington Farm Reserve9 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- McBratney Reserve5 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Wylde Reserve4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Knowles- Padnaram Reserve4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- New Bedford Park228 ac
- Interchurch Council Land210 ac
- Acushnet Saw Mills193 ac
- Town of Dartmouth Conservation Land107 ac
- University Highlands85 ac
- Dartmouth Greens Parcels D&E76 ac
- Augustine / Souza Reserve75 ac
- Perry Many Rose Agriculture54 ac
- Claremont Company Land49 ac
- Podanaram Harbor Shores47 ac
- Barzabiel Washburn Reserve40 ac
- Teal Rock-Windor Reserve36 ac
- Star Of The Sea Reserve33 ac
- Paskamansett River Wetlands32 ac
- Dartmoor Farms31 ac
- Perry Property28 ac
- Dodge Reserve27 ac
- High Hill Fox & Coon Club Inc26 ac
- Irvin Reserve20 ac
- Indian Cliff Estate19 ac
- Lantz Property17 ac
- Sweetser Reserve16 ac
- Nonquitt Marsh14 ac
- Costa Property / Baker Village13 ac
- Crapo Field11 ac
- Carrolton Heights10 ac
- Wadsworth Reserve9 ac · Directions
- Hawes Reserve9 ac
- Apponagansett Village8 ac
- Crocker Reserve7 ac · Directions
- Gray Reserve6 ac
- Bailey Cr6 ac
Who protects the land
11,386 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 4,581 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 86 of 591 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis30
- Baseball15
- Soccer13
- Basketball13
- Football4
- Beach volleyball3
- Lacrosse3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Dartmouth and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 18.4% | 58.8 mi | 75 |
| Westport | 17.5% | 20.6 mi | 44 |
| New Bedford | 15.7% | 9.6 mi | 26 |
| Gosnold | 2.3% | 50.0 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Dartmouth'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 46.8-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.