1
Quabbin Reservoir Reservation
Managed by DCR - Division Of Water Supply Protection
5,445 acres18 mi of trail
NET Trail (white)N. Macedonia Rd.
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Shutesbury
Shutesbury, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 59% of Shutesbury is conserved land, roughly 10,214 acres. There are about 71 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Quabbin Reservoir Reservation (18 mi), Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest (9.2 mi), and Amherst Water Supply Land (7.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Shutesbury, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Shutesbury outdoors
Conserved land
59%
10,214 of 17,253 acres
Trails
71 mi
2.6 mi per sq mi · 55 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
14
5,348 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
Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Nature preserve
1,942 acres9.2 mi of trail
M&M Trail (Old Route)
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Amherst Water Supply Land
Managed by Town of Amherst Water Department
283 acres7.7 mi of trail
M&M Trail (Old Route)
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Banfield Agricultural Preservation Restriction
Nature preserve
157 acres2.9 mi of trail
Robert Frost Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Bright Water Bog Conservation Land
Nature preserve
145 acres2.9 mi of trail
Big LoopUpland LoopWetland LoopPondside TrailMeadow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Shutesbury State Forest
Nature preserve
721 acres2.3 mi of trail
N. Macedonia Rd.NET Trail (white)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Footit Conservation Restriction
Nature preserve
292 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Paul C. Jones Working Forest
Managed by Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game
124 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 14 parks & preserves
Quabbin Reservoir Reservation5,445 acres · 18 mi of trail · DCR - Division Of Water Supply Protection
Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest1,942 acres · 9.2 mi of trail
Amherst Water Supply Land283 acres · 7.7 mi of trail · Town of Amherst Water Department
Banfield Agricultural Preservation Restriction157 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
Bright Water Bog Conservation Land145 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
Shutesbury State Forest721 acres · 2.3 mi of trail
Footit Conservation Restriction292 acres · 2.3 mi of trail
Paul C. Jones Working Forest124 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game
Lake Wyola State Park44 acres · 1 mi of trail
Brushy Mountain Wildlife Management Area84 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Who protects the land
10,214 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3,210 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 123 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
- Baseball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Shutesbury and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shutesbury | 59.2% | 71.4 mi | 14 |
| New Salem | 62.3% | 17.3 mi | 7 |
| Pelham | 57.9% | 72.0 mi | 17 |
| Amherst Town | 35.5% | 111.0 mi | 80 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Shutesbury'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 21.3-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.