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Woodward Forest
Nature preserve
186 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Norton
Norton, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 22% of Norton is conserved land, roughly 4,007 acres. There are about 39 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Woodward Forest (2.5 mi), Canoe River Greenbelt amd Recreational Area (1 mi), and Bertha Smith Land (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Norton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Norton outdoors
Conserved land
22%
4,007 of 18,649 acres
Trails
39 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 17 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
42
208 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.1 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
Canoe River Greenbelt amd Recreational Area
Nature preserve
49 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bertha Smith Land
Nature preserve
61 acres0.8 mi of trail
Red Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Leo G. Yelle Conservation Area
Nature preserve
53 acres0.8 mi of trail
Red TrailBlue TrailGreen Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Johnson Acres
Nature preserve
53 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Johnson Woods Lot
6
Canoe River Lands Preserve
Nature preserve
60 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Lincoln Woods
Nature preserve
73 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Henrich Woods
Nature preserve
26 acres0.6 mi of trail
White Loop TrailRed Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Johnson Woods Lot
All 42 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 42 parks & preserves
Woodward Forest186 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
Canoe River Greenbelt amd Recreational Area49 acres · 1 mi of trail
Bertha Smith Land61 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Leo G. Yelle Conservation Area53 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Johnson Acres53 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Canoe River Lands Preserve60 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Lincoln Woods73 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Henrich Woods26 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Blueberry Knoll Wildlife Area43 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Norton LPS
Everett Leonard Park27 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Norton Parks and Rec
Who protects the land
4,007 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 946 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 252 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 paths4.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Soccer8
- Basketball6
- Baseball5
- Lacrosse2
- Softball1
- Field hockey1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Norton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Norton'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 24.5-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.