1
Nichols Arboretum
Managed by University of Michigan
139 acres9 mi of trail
Laurel Ridge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Ann Arbor is conserved land, roughly 2,502 acres. There are about 94 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Nichols Arboretum (9 mi), Nelson Meade County Farm Park (5.1 mi), and Bird Hills Nature Area (4.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ann Arbor, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ann Arbor outdoors
Conserved land
13%
2,502 of 18,617 acres
Trails
94 mi
3.2 mi per sq mi · 65 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
144
21 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
117.5 mi
58.6 mi lanes · 52.9 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
Nelson Meade County Farm Park
Managed by Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission
117 acres5.1 mi of trail
Fitness Trail (1.4 Miles)Outer Loop (Blue Trail)Nature TrailInner Loop (Yellow Trail)Connector trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
3
Bird Hills Nature Area
Managed by Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation
144 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
4
Olson Park
Managed by Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation
53 acres3.8 mi of trail
Woods TrailPlateau TrailCentral TrailPond TrailBluff Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
5
Bluffs Nature Area
Managed by Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation
41 acres3 mi of trail
Bluffs Nature Area connector
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
6
Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area
Managed by Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation
88 acres2.8 mi of trail
Loop TrailTurnberry TrailOld Ellsworth TrailSchool TrailPlatt Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
7
Barton Nature Area
Managed by Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation
90 acres2 mi of trail
Barton Nature Area Trails
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
8
Greenview Nature Area
Managed by Friends of Greenview And Pioneer Woods
24 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 60 parks & preserves
- Eberwhite Nature Area31 ac · 1.7 mi trail · Directions
- Kuebler Langford Nature Area29 ac · 1.7 mi trail · Directions
- Mary Beth Doyle Park & Wetland Preserve80 ac · 1.5 mi trail · Directions
- Oakwoods Nature Area69 ac · 1.5 mi trail · Directions
- Miller Nature Area23 ac · 1.5 mi trail
- Furstenberg Nature Area42 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- Black Pond Woods Nature Area31 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- Cedar Bend Nature Area19 ac · 1.3 mi trail · Directions
- Veterans Memorial Park37 ac · 1.2 mi trail · Directions
- Leslie Park27 ac · 1.2 mi trail · Directions
- Bandemer Park43 ac · 1.1 mi trail · Directions
- Leslie Science & Nature Center16 ac · 1.1 mi trail · Directions
- Sugarbush Park30 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Dolph Nature Area76 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Argo Park & Nature Area26 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Pioneer Woods Nature Area20 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Huron Parkway Right of Way11 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Gallup Park126 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Leslie Woods Nature Area20 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Buttonbush Nature Area16 ac · 0.8 mi trail
- Dhu Varren Woods Nature Area14 ac · 0.8 mi trail · Directions
- Ruthven Nature Area26 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Stapp Nature Area10 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Thurston Nature Center15 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Swift Run Marsh31 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Dicken Woods Nature Area10 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Foxfire South Nature Area20 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Cranbrook Park18 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Lakewood Nature Area14 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Eisenhower Park10 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Sunset Brooks Nature Area8 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Fuller Park45 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Garden Homes Park13 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Hansen Nature Area9 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Tuebingen Park7 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Hilltop Nature Area6 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Traver Creek Nature Area6 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Mitchell Field35 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- South Maple Park10 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Molin Nature Area7 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Arbor Hills Nature Area6 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Ward Park6 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Maryfield Wildwood Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Onder Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Fritz Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Windemere Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Folkstone Park3 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Bicentennial Park28 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- West Park23 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Sylvan Park11 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Turnberry Park8 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Plymouth Parkway Park6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
Who protects the land
2,502 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. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes58.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths52.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes6.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis146
- Soccer71
- Basketball69
- Baseball56
- Beach volleyball12
- Football11
- Pickleball6
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Ann Arbor and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | 13.4% | 93.9 mi | 144 |
| Ann Arbor | 16.5% | 33.6 mi | 14 |
| Scio | 9.8% | 25.0 mi | 21 |
| Pittsfield | 10.6% | 26.7 mi | 21 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ann Arbor'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 21.4-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.