1
Westmoreland Sanctuary
Nature preserve
380 acres6.5 mi of trail
Raptor Ridge TrailSentry Ridge TrailWood Thrush TrailLost Pond TrailEasy Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Bedford
Bedford, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Bedford is conserved land, roughly 3,350 acres. There are about 31 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Westmoreland Sanctuary (6.5 mi), Arthur W Butler Memorial Sanctuary (6.2 mi), and Merestead County Park (2.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bedford, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bedford outdoors
Conserved land
13%
3,350 of 25,260 acres
Trails
31 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 16 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
200 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
26.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.8 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
Arthur W Butler Memorial Sanctuary
Managed by The Nature Conservancty
361 acres6.2 mi of trail
Red TrailYellow TrailBlue TrailNorthern Orange TrailWhite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Arthur W Butler Memorial Sanctuary Parking
3
Merestead County Park
Park
123 acres2.9 mi of trail
Long TrailHill to Meadow TrailWestern TrailMain TrailGreen Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Ramsay Hunt Preserve
Managed by Bedford Audubon
175 acres2.5 mi of trail
Blue TrailWhite TrailYellow TrailOrange Trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Audubon sanctuaries. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Mount Holly Sanctuary
Nature preserve
173 acres1.7 mi of trail
Red TrailBlue TrailYellow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
6
Arthur Ketchum Sanctuary
Nature preserve
49 acres1.7 mi of trail
Upper Loop Trail (blue)Glebe Trail (blue)Lower Loop Trail (red)Summit Trail (red)
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Buxton Gorge
Managed by Town of Bedford
82 acres1.6 mi of trail
White TrailBRLA Trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
John Jay Homestead
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
63 acres1.4 mi of trail
House Path
Dog rules not recorded
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
Westmoreland Sanctuary380 acres · 6.5 mi of trail
Arthur W Butler Memorial Sanctuary361 acres · 6.2 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancty
Merestead County Park123 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
Ramsay Hunt Preserve175 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · Bedford Audubon
Mount Holly Sanctuary173 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Arthur Ketchum Sanctuary49 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Buxton Gorge82 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Town of Bedford
John Jay Homestead63 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Guard Hill Preserve76 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Guard Hill Park19 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Town of Bedford
Who protects the land
3,350 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,371 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 63 of 166 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 paths0.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes25.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis45
- Baseball11
- Soccer9
- Pickleball6
- Basketball3
- Football2
- Equestrian2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Bedford and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 13.3% | 30.9 mi | 19 |
| Mount Kisco | 9.1% | 2.1 mi | 4 |
| Somers | 16.9% | 45.8 mi | 16 |
| Lewisboro | 14.7% | 44.4 mi | 36 |
| Pound Ridge | 25% | 51.7 mi | 16 |
| North Castle | 17.8% | 28.5 mi | 17 |
| New Castle | 12% | 27.9 mi | 22 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bedford'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 26.4-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.