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Bartlett Experimental Forest
Nature preserve
2,597 acres11.6 mi of trail
XB411McKiels pond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Bartlett
Bartlett, NH parks, trails & bike paths
About 53% of Bartlett is conserved land, roughly 25,300 acres. There are about 90 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bartlett Experimental Forest (11.6 mi), Cathedral Ledge State Park (3.1 mi), and Merriman State Forest (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bartlett, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bartlett outdoors
Conserved land
53%
25,300 of 47,841 acres
Trails
90 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 63 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
14
7,711 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
14.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 14.5 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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Cathedral Ledge State Park
Park
155 acres3.1 mi of trail
Bryce Path (Yellow)White Horse Ledge Trail (Yellow)Yellow TrailBarber Wall AccessHalf Day
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
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Merriman State Forest
Managed by State of NH DRED
507 acres1.7 mi of trail
Bartlett Mountain Trail (Yellow)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Morrell Family Community Complex
Park
8 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Climbers' Preserve
Managed by Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Echo Lake TrailsBryce Path Link (Yellow)Blue / Red TrailBryce Path (Yellow)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Burnell Conservation Easement
Managed by Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
96 acres0.5 mi of trail
Buttonwood Trail (Blue)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Mount Surprise Preserve
Managed by Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
39 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
- Osgood Conservation Easement16 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Humphreys Ledge Natural Area38 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Dundee Community Forest608 ac
- Green Hills Preserve234 ac
- Sawyer Pond Scenic Area79 ac
- Thorne Pond Conservation Area61 ac · Directions
- Ware Preserve54 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
25,300 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 550 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 16 of 24 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 paths14.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis14
- Baseball2
- Soccer1
- Basketball1
- Beach volleyball1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Bartlett and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett | 52.9% | 89.8 mi | 14 |
| Jackson | 65.4% | 112.1 mi | 10 |
| Conway | 31.5% | 153.9 mi | 31 |
| Albany | 63.6% | 128.6 mi | 12 |
| Hart's Location | 60.3% | 29.3 mi | 2 |
| Chatham | 76.6% | 81.9 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bartlett'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 35.3-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.