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Salem Beverly Water Canal
Nature preserve
222 acres3.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Wenham
Wenham, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 28% of Wenham is conserved land, roughly 1,471 acres. There are about 20 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Salem Beverly Water Canal (3.2 mi), Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (2.8 mi), and Longham Reservoir (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wenham, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wenham outdoors
Conserved land
28%
1,471 of 5,179 acres
Trails
20 mi
2.4 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
21
298 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.3 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
Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
161 acres2.8 mi of trail
Cedar Pond LoopWoodland LoopEsker Pond Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Longham Reservoir
Managed by Salem-Beverly Water Supply Board
171 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
J.C. Phillips Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
30 acres1 mi of trail
J.C. Phillips Nature PreserveEsker
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Water Supply Land
Nature preserve
55 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary
Managed by Mass Audubon
33 acres0.8 mi of trail
Ellice Endicott Trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Audubon sanctuaries. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Parson's Hill Open Space
Nature preserve
44 acres0.7 mi of trail
GuardrailFive Bridges
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Barrington Lot
8
Iron Rail Property
Nature preserve
73 acres0.5 mi of trail
Iron-Rail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 21 parks & preserves
Salem Beverly Water Canal222 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary161 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
Longham Reservoir171 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Salem-Beverly Water Supply Board
J.C. Phillips Nature Preserve30 acres · 1 mi of trail
Water Supply Land55 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary33 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Mass Audubon
Parson's Hill Open Space44 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Iron Rail Property73 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Nickerson Knoll11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Essex County Greenbelt
Reynolds Farm & Proctor Woodland34 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Who protects the land
1,471 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 425 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 11 of 78 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 paths1.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Baseball5
- Soccer4
- Softball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Wenham and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenham | 28.4% | 19.7 mi | 21 |
| Topsfield | 34.8% | 30.0 mi | 26 |
| Beverly | 12.5% | 46.9 mi | 43 |
| Danvers | 18.8% | 14.1 mi | 41 |
| Hamilton | 36.6% | 62.0 mi | 27 |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | 9.6% | 43.4 mi | 37 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wenham'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.