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Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
153 acres3.9 mi of trail
Northwest Branch TrailRachel Carson Greenway TrailUnder the Road NW Branch
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Colesville
Colesville, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Colesville is conserved land, roughly 531 acres. There are about 8.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park (3.9 mi), Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park (1.4 mi), and Paint Branch Stream Valley Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Colesville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Colesville outdoors
Conserved land
16%
531 of 3,264 acres
Trails
8.4 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
37 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.3 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 3.1 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
Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
122 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
85 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Cannon Road Local Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Northwest Branch Stream Valley Park153 acres · 3.9 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park122 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Paint Branch Stream Valley Park85 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Conservation Area7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Valley Mill Special Park25 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Meadowood Local Park17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Paint Branch Neighborhood Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Cannon Road Local Park26 acres
Pilgrim Hills Local Park14 acres
Tamarack Neighborhood Park7 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Colesville
Showing 1–10 of 11 playgrounds
Meadowood Park PlaygroundIn Meadowood Local Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Colesville Manor Neighborhood Park
Unnamed playground in Meadowood Local Park
Unnamed playground in Colesville Local Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Cannon Road Local Park
Unnamed playground in Pilgrim Hills Local Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.4 miHorses 2.4 miUnpaved 6.2 mi
- Northwest Branch Trail1.6 mi
- Rachel Carson Greenway Trail0.9 mi
- Under the Road NW Branch0.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
531 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 18 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 11 of 29 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Northwest Branch Trail (bike route)1.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball8
- Baseball7
- Tennis6
- Pickleball2
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Colesville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 463 acLocal Park 80 acConservation Easement 28 acLocal Other or Unknown 24 acLocal Conservation Area 7 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 210 | Access unknown |
| Northwest Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 175 | Access unknown |
| Upper Paint Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 78 | Access unknown |
| Cannon Road ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 27 | Open |
| Valley Mill SpLocal Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 24 | Open |
| Meadowood ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Pilgrim Hill LpLocal Park | Regional agency | 14 | Open |
| Sherwood Forest NcaLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Tamarack NpLocal Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Colesville LpLocal Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Colesville CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Colesville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Colesville'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.