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Chapman State Park
Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service
750 acres3.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Bryans Road
Bryans Road, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 25% of Bryans Road is conserved land, roughly 2,488 acres. There are about 5.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chapman State Park (3.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bryans Road, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bryans Road outdoors
Conserved land
25%
2,488 of 9,795 acres
Trails
5.7 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
265 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.4 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.
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Chapman Residual
Managed by Other Unit
1,354 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Mattawoman Natural Environment Area
Managed by Maryland Park Service
425 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
East Catawba (Maryland Environmental Trust)
Managed by Maryland Environmental Trust
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Bryans Road
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
2,488 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 519 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 27 of 108 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 paths2.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bryans Road
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Recreation Area 1,354 acState Conservation Area 1,119 acConservation Easement 426 acAgricultural Easement 325 acForest Stewardship Easement 179 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman ResidualState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1,354 | Open |
| Myrtle Grove WmaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 566 | Access unknown |
| Mattawoman Natural Environment AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 424 | Restricted |
| Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 129 | Restricted |
| Chapman SpState Park | Not recorded | 61 | Access unknown |
| Strawberry Hills ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 28 | Access unknown |
| AshlandLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 21 | Access unknown |
| East Catawba - MetState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Access unknown |
| Indian Head Rail TrailLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Macedonia CemeteryCemetery
Metropolitan CemeteryCemetery
Saint Johns CemeteryCemetery
Shiloh CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Bryans Road and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryans Road | 25.4% | 5.7 mi | 5 |
| Bensville | 8.7% | 4.6 mi | 2 |
| Potomac Heights | 47% | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| Accokeek | 30.3% | 21.1 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bryans Road'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.