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MAMassachusetts rankings

Towns with the most trails in Massachusetts

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 17 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Newburyport 1 Newburyport 3.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 39.1 mi Acton 2 Acton Middlesex County 3.0 mi / sq mi Trail miles 61.0 mi Hatfield 3 Hatfield Hampshire County 2.5 mi / sq mi Trail miles 42.0 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Newburyport Newburyport18,652 people 3.7 mi / sq mi 39.1 mi 28
2 Acton ActonMiddlesex County · 24,155 people 3.0 mi / sq mi 61.0 mi 41
3 Hatfield HatfieldHampshire County · 3,325 people 2.5 mi / sq mi 42.0 mi 6
4 Fall River Fall River94,082 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 95.8 mi 30
5 Essex EssexEssex County · 3,701 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 37.7 mi 18
6 Carver CarverPlymouth County · 11,712 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 93.2 mi 8
7 Montague MontagueFranklin County · 8,482 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 70.0 mi 15
8 Southborough SouthboroughWorcester County · 10,493 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 32.3 mi 33
9 Agawam Town Agawam Town28,539 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 48.6 mi 18
10 WilbrahamHampden County · 14,572 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 39.1 mi 24
11 Braintree Town Braintree Town38,899 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 20.5 mi 32
12 Oxford OxfordWorcester County · 13,385 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 30.1 mi 10
13 Oak Bluffs Oak BluffsDukes County · 5,407 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 21.8 mi 31
14 MattapoisettPlymouth County · 6,634 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 18.7 mi 47
15 Brockton Brockton105,386 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 16.3 mi 26
16 Acushnet AcushnetBristol County · 10,624 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 15
17 Somerset SomersetBristol County · 18,298 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 10

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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