1
Greenways Conservation Area
Nature preserve
117 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Wayland
Wayland, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 39% of Wayland is conserved land, roughly 3,926 acres. There are about 57 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Greenways Conservation Area (3.7 mi), Heard Farm (3.5 mi), and Sedge Meadow Conservation Area (3.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wayland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wayland outdoors
Conserved land
39%
3,926 of 10,084 acres
Trails
57 mi
3.6 mi per sq mi · 47 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
58
282 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.8 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 2.0 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
Heard Farm
Managed by Wayland Conservation Commission
86 acres3.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Sedge Meadow Conservation Area
Nature preserve
96 acres3.4 mi of trail
Bay Circuit Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
4
Upper Mill Brook Conservation Area
Nature preserve
121 acres2.9 mi of trail
Green TrailBlue TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
5
Mainstone Farm Conservation Restriction
Managed by Sudbury Valley Trustees
218 acres2.8 mi of trail
RedBlueYellowBlue-RedUnmarked Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Cow Common
Nature preserve
65 acres2 mi of trail
Bay Circuit Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Trout Brook Conservation Area
Nature preserve
67 acres1.8 mi of trail
orange diamond
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Town of Wayland
Nature preserve
64 acres1.5 mi of trail
redyellowUnmarked Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Trailhead Parking
All 58 parks & preserves
- Hamlen Woods87 ac · 1.4 mi trail
- Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge1,316 ac · 1.3 mi trail · Directions
- Turkey Hill45 ac · 1.2 mi trail · Directions
- Hazel Brook Conservation Area46 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Pine Brook38 ac · 0.8 mi trail
- Stoneridge Village39 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Lincoln Road Fields23 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Old County21 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Rowan Hill20 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Mill Pond Park14 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Oxbow Meadows10 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Lower Mill Brook Conservation Area41 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Castle Hill Conservation Area17 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Timber Lane Conservation Area9 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Beard Conservation Restriction10 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Alpine Field15 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Holiday/Orchard14 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Schmidt Conservation Restriction13 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Barberry Homes Conservation Area9 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Moon Conservation Restriction7 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- The Hills30 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Pine Brook Addition14 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Meadow Crossing Conservation Area9 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Wilcox2 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Black Cat Farm1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Cochituate State Park169 ac · Directions
- Murphy Field48 ac
- Plimpton31 ac
- Loker Conservation and Recreation Area31 ac · Directions
- Lundy Lane Conservation Area21 ac
- Covered Bridge15 ac
- McDowell Woods11 ac
- Dudley Woods11 ac
- Pratt Field10 ac
- Bow Meadow10 ac
- Schoenfield Property8 ac
- Wayland Town Beach8 ac · Directions
- Morgans Brook7 ac
- Town Building Fields6 ac · Directions
- Moore Estates Conservation Area6 ac
- Moore Road Conservation Area6 ac
- Cochituate Ball Fields and Playground5 ac · Directions
- Sears Gift4 ac
- Eric Schwartz Ballfield4 ac
- Rich Valley Road Conservation Area4 ac
- Lincoln Road Drumlin3 ac
- Hobbs Road2 ac · Directions
- Deverell Parcel2 ac
- Swiedler Gift1 ac
- Hannah Williams Playground1 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
3,926 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 596 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 136 of 289 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis27
- Baseball11
- Soccer6
- Basketball6
- Football1
- Multi-sport1
- Lacrosse1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Wayland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland | 38.9% | 57.4 mi | 58 |
| Sudbury | 28.7% | 56.8 mi | 65 |
| Framingham | 20.4% | 70.2 mi | 66 |
| Natick | 19.9% | 30.0 mi | 31 |
| Weston | 23.7% | 89.3 mi | 54 |
| Lincoln | 35.1% | 80.4 mi | 66 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wayland'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.