1
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Nature preserve
135 acres1.9 mi of trail
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal TrailRound Tower Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Brunswick
Brunswick, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Brunswick is conserved land, roughly 256 acres. There are about 6.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Brunswick, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Brunswick outdoors
Conserved land
11%
256 of 2,362 acres
Trails
6.8 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
30 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 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
Shenandoah Square Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Galyn Manor Green Park
Managed by City of Brunswick
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Brunswick Heights Park
Park
1 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 Brunswick
Showing 1–10 of 19 playgrounds
West End Park
Unnamed playground in Shenandoah Square Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Brunswick Heights Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.3 miHorses 1.4 miUnpaved 5.6 mi
Showing 1–10 of 11 trails
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail1.4 mi
- Smoketown Pass0.8 mi
- Pozzwell Pass0.7 mi
- Brunswick City Park Trail0.6 mi
- Rail Yard0.5 mi
- Kersey's Overlook0.4 mi
- HiLine0.3 mi
- Road Most Traveled0.2 mi
- Chain Breaker0.1 mi
- Round Tower Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
256 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 42 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 37 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- 50 (Maryland) (bike route)1.4 mi
- 9/11 National Memorial Trail (Maryland) (bike route)1.4 mi
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath (Maryland) (bike route)1.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Baseball5
- Basketball4
- Football2
- Beach volleyball1
- Lacrosse1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Brunswick
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Historic or Cultural Area 103 acLocal Park 102 acForest Stewardship Easement 60 acConservation Easement 38 acLocal Recreation Area 8 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical ParkHistoric or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 103 | Restricted |
| Brunswick Sports ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 56 | Open |
| Galyn Manor ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Brunswick Open SpaceLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Brunswick Crossing-Community CenterLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| Brunswick City ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 6 | Access unknown |
| Railroaders Little LeagueLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| West End ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Brunswick Heights ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Brunswick Crossing Tot Lot (Crums Hollow Dr)Local Park | Private owners | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Brunswick Historic DistrictDistrict
CabooseIn Railroad Park · Locomotive
Gum Springs MemorialStone
Old Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Park Heights CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Brunswick and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 10.9% | 6.8 mi | 7 |
| Rosemont | 1.5% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Brunswick'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.