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Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area
Nature preserve
723 acres15.1 mi of trail
Old Carriage TrailFlat RockThe Blue TrailThe White TrailBlue Blazed Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Northampton
Northampton, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 29% of Northampton is conserved land, roughly 6,591 acres. There are about 118 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area (15.1 mi), Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area (6.3 mi), and Mineral Hill Conservation Area (4.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Northampton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Northampton outdoors
Conserved land
29%
6,591 of 22,740 acres
Trails
118 mi
3.3 mi per sq mi · 63 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
40
213 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
30.7 mi
12.5 mi lanes · 15.5 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
Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area
Nature preserve
587 acres6.3 mi of trail
Marian Street Trail (blue)Hillside Trail (red)Lake Trail (blue)Old Telephone Line TrailMiddle Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Mineral Hill Conservation Area
Nature preserve
282 acres4.7 mi of trail
Summit TrailOogamak TrailRavine TrailNedobak TrailKohl Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
4
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
734 acres4.2 mi of trail
Robert LaPlam TrailSasafras Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Roberts Hill Conservation Area
Nature preserve
150 acres4.2 mi of trail
Pink TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Pine Grove Conservation Area
Nature preserve
232 acres3.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
7
Roberts Reservoir Complex
Nature preserve
244 acres2.5 mi of trail
SpatulaDoghouseNo Man's LandSpork
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Mill River Division
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
165 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 40 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 40 parks & preserves
Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area723 acres · 15.1 mi of trail
Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area587 acres · 6.3 mi of trail
Mineral Hill Conservation Area282 acres · 4.7 mi of trail
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary734 acres · 4.2 mi of trail
Roberts Hill Conservation Area150 acres · 4.2 mi of trail
Pine Grove Conservation Area232 acres · 3.5 mi of trail
Roberts Reservoir Complex244 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
Mill River Division165 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Smith School V.A. Parcel177 acres · 2 mi of trail
Mineral Hills Conservation Area90 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Who protects the land
6,591 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3,365 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 23 of 371 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes12.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths15.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis25
- Basketball16
- Baseball15
- Tracks14
- Softball4
- Volleyball4
- Soccer3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Northampton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | 29% | 118.3 mi | 40 |
| Hadley | 39.5% | 58.5 mi | 26 |
| Easthampton | 24.2% | 32.8 mi | 24 |
| Hatfield | 15.4% | 42.0 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Northampton'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 22.8-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.