1
Pierpont Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
194 acres1.7 mi of trail
Woodland LoopMeadow LoopGeorge Marsh Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Dudley
Dudley, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 19% of Dudley is conserved land, roughly 2,696 acres. There are about 9.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pierpont Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary (1.7 mi), Slater Woods (0.8 mi), and Hiland Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Dudley, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Dudley outdoors
Conserved land
19%
2,696 of 13,923 acres
Trails
9.1 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
226 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.6 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
Slater Woods
Nature preserve
76 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Hiland Park
Nature preserve
53 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Ardlock Acres
Nature preserve
81 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
- Kulisa Conservation Restriction79 ac
- Tufts Branch Valley Wildlife Sanctuary79 ac
- Piasta Road Conservation Area9 ac
- Arlock Acres8 ac
- Avalock Acres2 ac
- Stevens Park1 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
2,696 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,095 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 9 of 152 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 paths2.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Baseball9
- Basketball6
- Soccer5
- Football3
- Tracks3
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Dudley and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley | 19.4% | 9.1 mi | 10 |
| Webster | 19.5% | 22.3 mi | 5 |
| Southbridge Town | 13.5% | 21.3 mi | 10 |
| Oxford | 4.3% | 30.1 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Dudley'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.