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Swan Pond
Nature preserve
281 acres6.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
Outdoors · North Reading
North Reading, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 10% of North Reading is conserved land, roughly 895 acres. There are about 26 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Swan Pond (6.3 mi), Harold Parker State Forest (5 mi), and Ives Memorial Forest (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in North Reading, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
North Reading outdoors
Conserved land
10%
895 of 8,583 acres
Trails
26 mi
1.9 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
31
57 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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
Harold Parker State Forest
Nature preserve
248 acres5 mi of trail
Yellow Diamond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Ives Memorial Forest
Nature preserve
18 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Middleton Pond
Nature preserve
34 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Town of Danvers Conservation Land
Nature preserve
48 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Eisenhaures Pond Park
Nature preserve
74 acres0.4 mi of trail
Eisenhaures Pond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Ipswich River Park
Park
50 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Strawberry Acres Conservation Area
Nature preserve
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 31 parks & preserves
- Town Common4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Clarke Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Chestnut Street Complex Conservation Land74 ac · Directions
- Cedar Swamp66 ac
- Town Conservation Land48 ac
- Furbish Pond Conservation Area38 ac · Directions
- Martins Pond Conservation Land37 ac · Directions
- Joseph E Holt Farm Conservation Area26 ac
- Gordon Road Conservation Area24 ac
- Martins Brook Conservation Land20 ac · Directions
- Michael J. Benevento Park13 ac · Directions
- Lakeside Wellfield12 ac
- Deer Run Open Space11 ac · Directions
- Rita J. Mullin Recreational Park10 ac · Directions
- Ipswich River Conservation Area9 ac · Directions
- North Hill Subdivision Open Space6 ac
- Chestnut Street Complex6 ac · Directions
- Park Street Park2 ac
- Murphy Field2 ac
- North Parish Park2 ac · Directions
- Historic Grounds2 ac · Directions
- Willis Woods1 ac
- Reading Town Forest1 ac
Who protects the land
895 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 47 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
- Tennis13
- Baseball9
- Soccer7
- Basketball6
- Volleyball1
- Softball1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
North Reading and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Reading | 10.4% | 25.6 mi | 31 |
| Reading | 17.3% | 18.4 mi | 36 |
| Lynnfield | 26.6% | 18.7 mi | 24 |
| Middleton | 19.7% | 40.2 mi | 36 |
| Wilmington | 11.5% | 17.0 mi | 23 |
| Andover | 16.4% | 134.8 mi | 124 |
| North Andover | 19.8% | 96.6 mi | 44 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about North Reading'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.