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Sandusky Hollow Nature Preserve
Park
95 acres1.8 mi of trail
Sandusky Hollow
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ashland
Ashland, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.1% of Ashland is conserved land, roughly 668 acres. There are about 9.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sandusky Hollow Nature Preserve (1.8 mi), Brookside Park (0.8 mi), and Brookside West Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ashland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ashland outdoors
Conserved land
9.1%
668 of 7,316 acres
Trails
9.1 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
35 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Brookside Park
Park
30 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Brookside West Park
Park
53 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Freer Field
Park
82 acres
Dog rules not recorded
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Sandusky Hollow Nature Preserve95 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Brookside Park30 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Brookside West Park53 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Ashland Community Soccer Stadium27 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Cahn Grove Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Freer Field82 acres
Ashland County Fairgrounds61 acres
Davis Road Park8 acres
Emmons Field2 acres
Evergreen Park2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Ashland
Ashland Dog ParkIn Brookside West Park
Brookside Dog ParkIn Brookside West Park
Brookside West Dog ParkIn Brookside West Park
Unnamed dog park in Brookside West Park
Unnamed dog park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.8 mi
- Sandusky Hollow1.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
668 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball17
- Tennis17
- Soccer10
- Tracks7
- Basketball6
- Football5
- Pickleball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ashland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 186 acLocal Conservation Area 145 acPrivate Park 142 acLocal Park 118 acLocal Other or Unknown 58 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Club of AshlandPrivate Park | Private owners | 142 | Open |
| Brookside Municipal Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 135 | Open |
| Sandusky Hollow Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 99 | Open |
| Ashland County FairgroundsLocal Other or Unknown | County | 58 | Open |
| Brookside West ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Jamison Creek Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Ringler Soccer ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Brookside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Brookside Nature WalkState Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Sarver Field / Donges FieldLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Ashland County Historical Society, llcBuilding
Center Street Historic DistrictDistrict
Johnny Appleseed MonumentIn Brookside Park · Monument
Verterans MemorialIn Brookside Park · Memorial
Ashland CemeteryCemetery
Old Hopewell CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Ashland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 9.1% | 9.1 mi | 12 |
| Montgomery | 1.2% | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| Milton | 0.9% | 1.4 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ashland'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.