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Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
15 acres1 mi of trail
Sunrise TrailWest Meadow LoopCreekside TrailBeechtree TrailEast Meadow Loop
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · New Britain
New Britain, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.8% of New Britain is conserved land, roughly 37 acres. There are about 1.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in New Britain, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
New Britain outdoors
Conserved land
4.8%
37 of 770 acres
Trails
1.7 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.5 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
Covered Bridge Park
Park
13 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.
Playgrounds in New Britain
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Covered Bridge Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.4 mi
- Sunrise Trail0.2 mi
- Creekside Trail0.2 mi
- West Meadow Loop0.1 mi
- Beechtree Trail0.1 mi
- East Meadow Loop0.1 mi
- Pine Tree Trail0.1 mi
- Sunset Trail0.1 mi
- Lenape Trail0.1 mi
- Scout Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
37 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 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 paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball3
- Multi-sport1
- Football1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in New Britain
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 17 acLocal Park 12 acForest Stewardship Easement 6 acLocal Other or Unknown 6 acConservation Easement 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Quinlan Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| Covered Bridge ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Buckingham Township LandLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Orchard ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Municipal LandLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
New Britain Baptist CemetaryCemetery
Nearby
New Britain and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Britain | 4.8% | 1.7 mi | 2 |
| Doylestown | 20.9% | 8.1 mi | 11 |
| New Britain | 23.5% | 12.3 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about New Britain'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.