1
Heron Park
Park
36 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Berlin
Berlin, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.5% of Berlin is conserved land, roughly 164 acres. There are about 2.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Heron Park (1.1 mi) and Stephen Decatur Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Berlin, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Berlin outdoors
Conserved land
7.5%
164 of 2,183 acres
Trails
2.5 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
31 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 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
Stephen Decatur Park
Park
18 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Northern Worcester Athletic Complex
Park
24 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Henry Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Berlin
Stephen Decatur PlaygroundIn Stephen Decatur Park
Unnamed playground in Northern Worcester Athletic Complex
Unnamed playground in Stephen Decatur Park
Unnamed playground in Stephen Decatur Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Henry Park
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
164 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 43 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 11 of 26 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis19
- Soccer2
- Baseball1
- Pickleball1
- Basketball1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Berlin
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 114 acConservation Easement 65 acForest Stewardship Easement 21 acPrivate Other or Unknown 7 acHistoric or Cultural Easement 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Falls Park (temp)Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Northern Worcester Athletic ComplexLocal Park | County | 38 | Open |
| Stephen Decatur Memorial ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Remainder ParcelPrivate Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 7 | Access unknown |
| Dr. William Henry ParkLocal Park | County | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Saint Pauls CemeteryCemetery
Tyree CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Berlin'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.