1
College Woods
Nature preserve
294 acres5.6 mi of trail
Oyster River Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Durham
Durham, NH parks, trails & bike paths
About 40% of Durham is conserved land, roughly 6,316 acres. There are about 75 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in College Woods (5.6 mi), Crommet Creek WMA (2.8 mi), and Oyster River Forest (2.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Durham, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Durham outdoors
Conserved land
40%
6,316 of 15,750 acres
Trails
75 mi
3.1 mi per sq mi · 50 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
39
419 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.5 mi
2.8 mi lanes · 1.0 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
Crommet Creek Wildlife Management Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
647 acres2.8 mi of trail
Sweet Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Oyster River Forest
Managed by Town of Durham
167 acres2.7 mi of trail
Oyster River TrailSpruce Hole BogHillside Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Wagon Hill Farm
Managed by Town of Durham
133 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Doe Farm
Nature preserve
89 acres2.5 mi of trail
White TrailMain Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
College Woods Natural Area
Managed by University of New Hampshire
66 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Lamprey River Wildlife Management Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
407 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
8
Adams Point Wildlife Management Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
69 acres1.6 mi of trail
Adams Point
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 39 parks & preserves
- Thompson Forest52 ac · 1.3 mi trail
- Spruce Hole Conservation Area41 ac · 1.2 mi trail
- Longmarsh Preserve68 ac · 1.1 mi trail
- Powder Major's Forest20 ac · 0.8 mi trail
- Dame Forest94 ac · 0.7 mi trail
- Stevens Woods25 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Hills Family Forest93 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Lubberland Creek Preserve89 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Bunker Creek Wildlife Management Area20 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Ryan Forest59 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Durham Town Forest40 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Weeks Lot18 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- John Hatch Park6 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Packers Falls Park4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Stolworthy Wildlife Sanctuary4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Town Landing2 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Milne Nature Sanctuary1 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Follett's Brook Wildlife Sanctuary103 ac
- Durham Point Sedge Meadow95 ac
- Langley Forest41 ac
- Willey Land40 ac · Directions
- Jackson's Landing17 ac · Directions
- Woodridge Park14 ac
- Ray MacDonald Natural Area12 ac · Directions
- Oyster River Park7 ac · Directions
- Ellingwood Lot4 ac
- Follet's Brook Wildlife Sanctuary3 ac
- General Sullivan Park2 ac · Directions
- Sliding Rock Conservation & Recreation Area1 ac · Directions
- Mill Pond Park1 ac · Directions
- Tot Lot1 ac
Who protects the land
6,316 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,236 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 95 of 127 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Beach volleyball10
- Equestrian9
- Basketball7
- Pickleball5
- Soccer3
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Durham and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Durham'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.