1
Neiding Park
Park
11 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Amherst
Amherst, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 4% of Amherst is conserved land, roughly 181 acres. Amherst has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Amherst, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Amherst outdoors
Conserved land
4%
181 of 4,547 acres
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.9 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
Kennedy Park
Park
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
DePaola Park
Managed by City of Amherst
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Public pools in Amherst
Metropolitan PoolsHours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00, Su 11:00-14:00
Who protects the land
181 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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 paths0.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball14
- Soccer11
- Tennis5
- Football4
- Multi-sport1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Amherst
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 120 acLocal Park 49 acUnknown Easement 13 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Creek Hunt ClubState Conservation Area | Private owners | 84 | Closed |
| Amherst Outdoor Life Association ParkState Conservation Area | Private owners | 36 | Closed |
| DePaola ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Amherst Veaver Creek Reservation ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Maude Neiding Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Cleveland Street CemeteryCemetery
Crownhill CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Amherst and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Amherst'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.