1
Pittsfield State Forest
Nature preserve
6,873 acres54.4 mi of trail
Taconic Skyline TrailTaconic Crest TrailCCC trailTaconic Crest TrailGriffin Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Hancock
Hancock, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 43% of Hancock is conserved land, roughly 9,712 acres. There are about 74 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pittsfield State Forest (54.4 mi), Bates Memorial State Park (2 mi), and Shaker Ridge Trails (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hancock, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hancock outdoors
Conserved land
43%
9,712 of 22,750 acres
Trails
74 mi
2.1 mi per sq mi · 64 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
named on the map
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
Bates Memorial State Park
Nature preserve
419 acres2 mi of trail
Beacon TrailCut-off TrailShortcut (orange)Beacon trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Shaker Ridge Trails
Managed by CRICKET TRAILS, LLC
213 acres0.8 mi of trail
Trail I (Wild Turkey)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Hollow Fields Reserve
Managed by Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC)
45 acres0.8 mi of trail
Shortcut (orange)Beacon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
5
Misery Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
410 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
- Hancock Wildlife Management Area394 ac
- E. Howe Forbush Sanctuary366 ac
- Abode of the Message20 ac · Directions
- Taconic Ridge State Forest6 ac
Who protects the land
9,712 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 496 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 43 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
- Tennis3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Hancock and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock | 42.7% | 74.1 mi | 9 |
| Pittsfield | 25.5% | 74.8 mi | 40 |
| New Ashford | 43.8% | 15.4 mi | 1 |
| Lanesborough | 33.6% | 55.8 mi | 13 |
| Richmond | 17.5% | 12.4 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hancock'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 31.2-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.