1
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Nature preserve
59 acres1.5 mi of trail
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Hancock
Hancock, MD parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Hancock is conserved land, roughly 251 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hancock, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hancock outdoors
Conserved land
13%
251 of 1,896 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
154 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.6 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
Kirk Woods Park
Park
150 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Western Maryland Rail Trail
Managed by Maryland Park Service
15 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Widmyer Memorial Park
Park
14 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 Hancock
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Widmyer Memorial Park
Unnamed playground in Widmyer Memorial Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.5 miHorses 1.5 miUnpaved 1.5 mi
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail1.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
251 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 10 of 13 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 paths1.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- 50 (Maryland) (bike route)1.5 mi
- 9/11 National Memorial Trail (Maryland) (bike route)1.5 mi
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath (Maryland) (bike route)1.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball9
- Tennis3
- Football1
- Beach volleyball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hancock
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 159 acForest Stewardship Easement 78 acHistoric or Cultural Area 62 acConservation Easement 58 acPrivate Other or Unknown 23 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Woods Park (Hancock)Local Park | Not recorded | 170 | Access unknown |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical ParkHistoric or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 62 | Restricted |
| Western Maryland Rail TrailState Park | Not recorded | 7 | Access unknown |
| Widmyer Park (Hancock)Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Access unknown |
| Hancock Little League ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 5 | Access unknown |
| Fort Tonoloway SpState Park | Not recorded | 1 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Riverview CemeteryCemetery
Saint Peters CemeteryCemetery
Saint Thomas GraveyardCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hancock'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.