Outdoors · Willoughby
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About 13% of Willoughby is conserved land, roughly 881 acres. There are about 8.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chagrin River Park (1.2 mi) and Gully Brook Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Willoughby, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
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Conserved land
13%
881 of 6,563 acres
Trails
8.9 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
37 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.1 mi
1.3 mi lanes · 2.9 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
🏊 Kirtland Country Club 🛝 Swings 🛝 Willoughby Playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Saint Clair Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Lincoln Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Todd Field 🛝 Unnamed playground in Daniels Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Chagrin River Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Gilson Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Osborne Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Osborne Park 🔭 River Overlook 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Chagrin River Park 1 2 3 4
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Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1 Chagrin River Park Managed by Lake Metroparks
86 acres1.2 mi of trail
Brambleside Loop Trail Brambleside Alternative Song Bird Loop Trail Song Bird Trail Chagrin River Access Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
2 Gully Brook Park Managed by Lake Metroparks
98 acres0.6 mi of trail
Gully Brook Valley Trail Connector Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3 Osborne Park Managed by City of Willoughby
43 acres0.2 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
25 acres0.2 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
🌲 Chagrin River Park 86 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Lake Metroparks
🌲 Gully Brook Park 98 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Lake Metroparks
🌳 Osborne Park 43 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Willoughby
🌳 F. Alex Nason Park 25 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
🌳 Wes Point Park 1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
🌳 Halle Estates Park 3 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Willoughby Show all on map
Showing 1–10 of 17 playgrounds
🛝 Unnamed playground in Saint Clair Park
🛝 Unnamed playground in Lincoln Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.9 mi Unpaved 1.9 mi
Gully Brook Valley Trail 0.5 mi Brambleside Loop Trail 0.3 mi Brambleside Alternative 0.2 mi Song Bird Loop Trail 0.2 mi Connector Trail 0.1 mi Song Bird Trail 0.1 mi Chagrin River Access Trail 0.1 mi Who protects the land
881 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits
6 ac Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 6 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 lanes 1.3 mi Off-road bike paths 2.9 mi Shoulders & shared lanes 0.0 mi
Courts & fields Tennis 31 Baseball 19 Soccer 14 Basketball 8 Pickleball 5 Football 2 Volleyball 2 Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Willoughby
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Park 505 ac Local Park 248 ac Local Recreation Area 116 ac Other Easement 6 ac State Conservation Area 6 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Kirtland Country Club Private Park Private owners 249 Open Lost Nation Municipal Golf Course Private Park Private owners 199 Open Gully Brook Park Local Recreation Area Regional agency 111 Open Chagrin River Property Local Park County 93 Open Willoughby Golf Course Private Park Private owners 38 Open Osborne Park Local Park Town or city 37 Open Daniels Park Local Park Town or city 36 Open Retention Basin Park Local Park Town or city 20 Open Johnnycake Ridge Golf Course Private Park Private owners 19 Open Gilson Park Local Park Town or city 18 Open
History
Historic places to visit
🪦 Lost Nation Road Cemetery Cemetery
🪦 Willoughby Village Cemetery Cemetery
Nearby
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Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
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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.
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