1
Whitten Woods
Managed by New England Forest Foundation
492 acres5.5 mi of trail
North Peak TrailMain Junction TrailSouth Peak Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Ashland
Ashland, NH parks, trails & bike paths
About 27% of Ashland is conserved land, roughly 2,009 acres. There are about 16 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Whitten Woods (5.5 mi) and Homestead Forest Conservation Area (3.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ashland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ashland outdoors
Conserved land
27%
2,009 of 7,484 acres
Trails
16 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 9 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
920 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Homestead Forest Conservation Area
Managed by Lakes Region Conservation Trust
581 acres3.7 mi of trail
Devil's Den TrailGibban LoopWinona Ledge TrailGibban Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Stevens Memorial Forest
Managed by New England Forestry Foundation
173 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Church Hill Wildlife Management Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
165 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
- Newsom Memorial Forest33 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Pemi Oxbow Preserve95 ac
- Scribner-Fellows State Forest54 ac
- L. W. Packard Ballfield6 ac · Directions
- Ashland Town Beach1 ac
Who protects the land
2,009 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,590 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 11 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis5
- Baseball2
- Soccer1
- Softball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Ashland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 26.8% | 16.4 mi | 9 |
| Plymouth | 13% | 19.7 mi | 7 |
| Bridgewater | 2.9% | 12.3 mi | 2 |
| Holderness | 22.9% | 40.9 mi | 18 |
| New Hampton | 12.2% | 25.6 mi | 13 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ashland'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.