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Middle Moors
Nature preserve
2,351 acres35.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Nantucket
Nantucket, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 24% of Nantucket is conserved land, roughly 15,813 acres. There are about 208 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Middle Moors (35.4 mi), Milestone Cranberry Bog (15.2 mi), and Great Point (12.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Nantucket, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Nantucket outdoors
Conserved land
24%
15,813 of 66,933 acres
Trails
208 mi
2 mi per sq mi · 167 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
83
1,092 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
37.2 mi
1.3 mi lanes · 35.9 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
Milestone Cranberry Bog
Nature preserve
773 acres15.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Great Point
Nature preserve
914 acres12.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Ram Pasture
Managed by Nantucket Conservation Foundation
755 acres8.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Tom Nevers
Nature preserve
1,491 acres7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Sanford Farm
Managed by Nantucket Land Bank
544 acres6.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
860 acres5.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Windswept Cranberry Bog
Nature preserve
244 acres3.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 83 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 83 parks & preserves
Middle Moors2,351 acres · 35.4 mi of trail
Milestone Cranberry Bog773 acres · 15.2 mi of trail
Great Point914 acres · 12.6 mi of trail
Ram Pasture755 acres · 8.7 mi of trail · Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Tom Nevers1,491 acres · 7 mi of trail
Sanford Farm544 acres · 6.7 mi of trail · Nantucket Land Bank
Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary860 acres · 5.6 mi of trail
Windswept Cranberry Bog244 acres · 3.6 mi of trail
Head of the Plains459 acres · 3.5 mi of trail · Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Gardner Farm144 acres · 3.5 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Nantucket
Showing 1–10 of 37 beaches
Childrens Beach
Cisco BeachIn Cisco
Clean Shore
Cliff Beach
Coatue Beach
Coskata BeachIn Great Point
Dionis Beach
Fisherman's Beach
Jetties Beach
Low Beach
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 88.0 mi
- Outer Loop Trail1.4 mi
- 'Sconset Bluff Walk0.9 mi
- Tupancy Links Trail0.7 mi
- Beach Path0.5 mi
- Ropes Course0.2 mi
- Equestrian Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Capaum PondForked PondpondGibbs PondHummock PondpondLong PondMaxcy PondNorth Head Hummock PondSesachacha PondpondStump PondpondSylvia Pondpond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
15,813 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,686 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 111 of 578 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths35.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis79
- Pickleball21
- Basketball6
- Beach volleyball2
- Softball2
- Baseball2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Nantucket
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 10,993 acConservation Easement 3,103 acLocal Conservation Area 1,709 acLocal Other or Unknown 711 acPrivate Other or Unknown 514 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle MoorsPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 2,173 | Access unknown |
| South Pasture Conservation AreaPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 1,059 | Open |
| Coskata-Coatue Wildlife RefugePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 993 | Open |
| Milestone Cranberry BogPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 773 | Open |
| Ram Pasture&The WoodsPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 634 | Access unknown |
| Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife SanctuaryPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 612 | Access unknown |
| Nantucket Island Land BankLocal Conservation Area | Not recorded | 515 | Open |
| Squam SwampPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 475 | Access unknown |
| Madequecham ValleyPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 468 | Open |
| Head Of The PlainsPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 404 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 30 places
Abiah Folger Franklin FountainMemorial
African Meeting HouseBuilding
Fire Hose Cart HouseBuilding
Greater LightBuilding
Hadwen HouseBuilding
Hinchman HouseBuilding
Historic Mitchell HouseBuilding
Lighthouse Keeper's DwellingIn Sankaty Head Historical Site · Ruins
Old GaolBuilding
Oldest HouseBuilding
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Nantucket'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 50-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.