1
Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
801 acres7.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Cloverly
Cloverly, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 28% of Cloverly is conserved land, roughly 1,820 acres. There are about 26 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park (7.7 mi), Northwest Branch Recreational Park (2.9 mi), and Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cloverly, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Cloverly outdoors
Conserved land
28%
1,820 of 6,428 acres
Trails
26 mi
2.6 mi per sq mi · 19 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
109 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.4 mi
4.5 mi lanes · 5.9 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
Northwest Branch Recreational Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
328 acres2.9 mi of trail
Northwest Branch TrailTrolley Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
111 acres1 mi of trail
Northwest Branch TrailRachel Carson Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Maydale Conservation Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
25 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Peachwood Neighborhood Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
20 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park801 acres · 7.7 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Northwest Branch Recreational Park328 acres · 2.9 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park111 acres · 1 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Maydale Conservation Park25 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Peachwood Neighborhood Park20 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Good Hope Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Layhill Local Park28 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Stonegate Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Spencerville Local Park18 acres · Montgomery Parks
Bonifant Neighborhood Conservation Area15 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Disc golf in Cloverly
Northwest Branch Disc Golf CourseHours: sunrise-sunset · In Northwest Branch Recreational Park · Montgomery Parks
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 8.4 miHorses 1.3 miUnpaved 12.0 mi
- Northwest Branch Trail3.2 mi
- Trolley Loop Trail0.7 mi
- Raja V Memorial Trail0.1 mi
- Rachel Carson Trail0.1 mi
- Connector0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,820 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 341 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 70 of 155 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes4.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Northwest Branch Trail (bike route)3.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis23
- Basketball10
- Baseball7
- Soccer6
- Pickleball3
- Lacrosse2
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Cloverly
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 1,296 acConservation Easement 647 acLocal Park 294 acLocal Other or Unknown 49 acLocal Conservation Area 25 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 841 | Access unknown |
| Paint Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 398 | Access unknown |
| Upper Paint Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 190 | Access unknown |
| Montgomery CountyLocal Park | County | 49 | Open |
| County LandLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 49 | Access unknown |
| Layhill LpLocal Park | Regional agency | 28 | Open |
| Maydale CpLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Spencerville LpLocal Park | Regional agency | 18 | Open |
| Bonifant NcaLocal Park | Regional agency | 15 | Open |
| Good Hope ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 13 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bonifant CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Cloverly and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverly | 28.3% | 26.0 mi | 15 |
| Colesville | 16.3% | 8.4 mi | 13 |
| Layhill | 23.6% | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| Fairland | 18.3% | 8.7 mi | 14 |
| Burtonsville | 29.5% | 15.0 mi | 9 |
| Spencerville | 6.5% | 0.4 mi | 3 |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 23.7% | 7.5 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Cloverly'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.