About 47% of Rye is conserved land, roughly 7,666 acres. There are about 63 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in State Game Lands Number 170 (33.6 mi) and Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Rye, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Rye outdoors
Conserved land
47%
7,666 of 16,371 acres
Trails
63 mi
2.5 mi per sq mi · 42 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
3,351 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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife
6,445 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
2,699 ac
National Park Service
197 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government
8 ac
Not recorded
24 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 587 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 20 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 Rye
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 6,445 acConservation Easement 2,125 acPrivate Conservation 541 acNational Scenic or Historic Trail 129 acAgricultural Easement 121 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
State Game Land 170State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife
6,445
Open
Cove Mountain PreservePrivate Conservation
Not recorded
541
Open
Appalachian National Scenic TrailNational Scenic or Historic Trail