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Fairland Recreational Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
157 acres4.7 mi of trail
Crowsfoot TrailCrowsfoot LoopHolly TrailPedestrian/Bike AccessBoard Walk
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Fairland
Fairland, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Fairland is conserved land, roughly 580 acres. There are about 8.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Fairland Recreational Park (4.7 mi) and Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Fairland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Fairland outdoors
Conserved land
18%
580 of 3,173 acres
Trails
8.7 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
14
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.7 mi
6.4 mi lanes · 4.3 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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Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
134 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
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Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Managed by Montgomery Parks
121 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
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Countryside Neighborhood Park
Park
20 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 14 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 14 parks & preserves
Fairland Recreational Park157 acres · 4.7 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park134 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Paint Branch Stream Valley Park121 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Montgomery Parks
Countryside Neighborhood Park20 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Stonecrest Neighborhood Conservation Area20 acres
West Fairland Local Park19 acres
Cross Creek Club Local Park16 acres · Montgomery Parks
Edgewood Neighborhood Park9 acres
Duvall Road Neighborhood Conservation Area6 acres
Miles Road Neighborhood Conservation Area5 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Fairland
Spectator AreaIn Fairland Recreational Park
Spectator AreaIn Fairland Recreational Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 6.0 miHorses 3.2 miUnpaved 6.1 mi
- Crowsfoot Trail1.4 mi
- Crowsfoot Loop1.1 mi
- Holly Trail0.6 mi
- Pedestrian/Bike Access0.1 mi
- Board Walk0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
580 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 79 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 36 of 75 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes6.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis24
- Baseball6
- Basketball4
- Soccer3
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Fairland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 457 acConservation Easement 155 acLocal Park 57 acLocal Conservation Area 36 acForest Stewardship Easement 7 ac
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 273 | Access unknown |
| Fairland Recreational ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 148 | Access unknown |
| Tanglewood ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 28 | Access unknown |
| Stonecrest NcaLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| Countryside NpLocal Park | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| Cross Creek LpLocal Park | Regional agency | 16 | Open |
| Upper Paint Branch ParkState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Access unknown |
| Edgewood NpLocal Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Property Park LandState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Access unknown |
| Duvall Road NcaLocal Conservation Area | County | 6 | Open |
Nearby
Fairland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairland | 18.3% | 8.7 mi | 14 |
| Burtonsville | 29.5% | 15.0 mi | 9 |
| Colesville | 16.3% | 8.4 mi | 13 |
| Calverton | 11.2% | 3.7 mi | 9 |
| Cloverly | 28.3% | 26.0 mi | 15 |
| White Oak | 13.1% | 2.6 mi | 3 |
| Konterra | 6.3% | 8.0 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Fairland'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.