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Lowell Dracut Tyngsborough State Forest
Managed by Department of Conservation and Recreation
328 acres4.3 mi of trail
(dead end)
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Lowell
Lowell, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Lowell is conserved land, roughly 1,309 acres. There are about 19 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lowell Dracut Tyngsborough State Forest (4.3 mi), Lowell National Historical Park (1.6 mi), and Shedd Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lowell, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lowell outdoors
Conserved land
14%
1,309 of 9,241 acres
Trails
19 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 13 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
52
11 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
9.7 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 5.7 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
Lowell National Historical Park
Managed by National Park Service
114 acres1.6 mi of trail
Northern Canal Walkway
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
3
Shedd Park
Park
52 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Fort Hill Park
Park
36 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
North Common
Park
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Riverfront Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Riverwalk
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Sheehy Park
Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 52 parks & preserves
- Lowell Heritage State Park24 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- McPherson Park10 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Francis Gate Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Kittredge Park2 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Boarding House Park1 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Highland Park8 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Lucy Larcom Park3 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Muldoon Park1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Kerouac Park1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- LeBlanc Park47 ac · Directions
- South Common20 ac · Directions
- McDermott Reservoir Park17 ac
- Gage Field14 ac · Directions
- Pea Stone Field14 ac
- Festival Field13 ac
- Donahoe Park10 ac · Directions
- Hovey Park9 ac
- Kuomantzelis Park9 ac
- Saint Louis Playground6 ac
- Edwards Street Park6 ac
- Callery Park6 ac · Directions
- Alumni Field5 ac
- Hadley Park5 ac
- Campbell Park5 ac
- Manning Field4 ac
- Father Maguire Playground4 ac · Directions
- Tsongas4 ac · Directions
- O'Donnell Park3 ac · Directions
- Clemente Park3 ac · Directions
- Sweeney Park3 ac · Directions
- Mulligan Park2 ac
- Oliveria Park2 ac
- Tyler Park2 ac
- Father Kirwin Playground2 ac · Directions
- Lawrence Mills Park1 ac · Directions
- Doane Street Park1 ac
- Durkin Park1 ac
- Armory Park1 ac · Directions
- Scullen Park1 ac · Directions
- Knott Park1 ac · Directions
- Rotary Club Park1 ac · Directions
- Ducharme Park1 ac
- Utopia Park1 ac · Directions
- Fels Playground1 ac · Directions
- Lincoln Square Park1 ac
Who protects the land
1,309 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 110 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball36
- Basketball30
- Tennis20
- Soccer5
- Beach volleyball2
- Lacrosse2
- Multi-sport2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Lowell and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell | 14.2% | 19.3 mi | 52 |
| Chelmsford | 12.4% | 34.7 mi | 37 |
| Tewksbury | 15% | 38.6 mi | 49 |
| Tyngsborough | 14.4% | 26.4 mi | 19 |
| Dracut | 14.3% | 20.7 mi | 25 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lowell'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.