About 7.7% of Fitzwilliam is conserved land, roughly 1,767 acres. There are about 35 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rhododendron State Park (2.3 mi), Widow Gage Town Forest (2 mi), and Katie Metzger Town Forest (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Fitzwilliam, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Fitzwilliam outdoors
Conserved land
7.7%
1,767 of 22,923 acres
Trails
35 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
776 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.3 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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits
806 ac
State natural resources
260 ac
Other state land
221 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government
51 ac
Town or city
1 ac
Not recorded
1,112 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 654 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 29 of 40 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 paths0.3 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Cheshire Recreational Rail Trail (bike route)8.6 mi
Courts & fields
Tennis3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Fitzwilliam
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 1,260 acState Park 483 acLocal Other or Unknown 387 acLocal Resource Management Area 79 acPrivate Conservation 77 ac