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Bedford Reservation
Managed by Cleveland Metroparks
622 acres6.6 mi of trail
Bridle TrailBuckeye TrailRerouted Bridle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Bedford
Bedford, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.8% of Bedford is conserved land, roughly 201 acres. There are about 7.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bedford Reservation (6.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bedford, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bedford outdoors
Conserved land
5.8%
201 of 3,433 acres
Trails
7.0 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.3 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.
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
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Managed by National Park Service
426 acres
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
3
FIrebird Athletic Complex
Park
31 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Archibald Willard Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Waterfalls in Bedford
Great Falls of Tinker's CreekIn Bedford Reservation
Trails
Named trails
Horses 4.6 miUnpaved 4.8 mi
- Bridle Trail2.1 mi
- Buckeye Trail1.3 mi
- Rerouted Bridle Trail0.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
201 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 7 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 paths2.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball11
- Tennis5
- Soccer2
- Football2
- Skate park1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bedford
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 180 acLocal Recreation Area 17 acRecreation or Education Easement 6 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford ReservationLocal Park | Town or city | 171 | Restricted |
| Shawnee Hills Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bedford Center CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Bedford and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 5.8% | 7.0 mi | 7 |
| Walton Hills | 15.1% | 23.1 mi | 5 |
| Oakwood | 3.6% | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| Bedford Heights | 6.4% | 2.2 mi | 2 |
| Maple Heights | 3.8% | 1.5 mi | 4 |
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 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.