1
Serpent Mound Park
Managed by Ohio History Connection
51 acres1 mi of trail
Buckeye Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Bratton
Bratton, OH parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Bratton is conserved land, roughly 2,941 acres. There are about 2.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Serpent Mound Park (1 mi) and Strait Creek Prairie Bluffs Nature Preserve (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bratton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bratton outdoors
Conserved land
14%
2,941 of 20,472 acres
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
2,155 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
Strait Creek Prairie Bluffs Nature Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
322 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Tranquility State Wildlife Area
Managed by Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2,400 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Bratton
Unnamed scenic view in Serpent Mound Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.7 mi
- Buckeye Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,941 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 8 of 14 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bratton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 2,400 acPrivate Conservation 457 acConservation Easement 69 acState Historic or Cultural Area 54 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranquility Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2,400 | Restricted |
| Strait Creek Prairie Bluffs FeePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 320 | Access unknown |
| Blue Jay Barrens FeePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 138 | Access unknown |
| Serpent Mound State MemorialState Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 54 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Kelley CemeteryCemetery
Loudon CemeteryCemetery
Louisville CemeteryCemetery
Marble Furnace CemeteryCemetery
May Hill CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Bratton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bratton'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 20.9-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.