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Sugar Hollow Park
Park
367 acres14.3 mi of trail
Ridge TrailRacoon RunSalamander TrailTurkey TraipseRocky Top
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Bristol
Bristol, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.5% of Bristol is conserved land, roughly 457 acres. There are about 20 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sugar Hollow Park (14.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bristol, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bristol outdoors
Conserved land
5.5%
457 of 8,278 acres
Trails
20 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 15 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
27 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.9 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
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
Randolph Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Mumpower Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Belle Meadows Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Bristol
Unnamed playground in Belle Meadows Park
Unnamed playground in Sugar Hollow Park
Unnamed playground in Sugar Hollow Park
Unnamed playground in Sugar Hollow Park
Unnamed playground in Sugar Hollow Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.7 mi
- Ridge Trail0.8 mi
- Racoon Run0.8 mi
- Turkey Traipse0.8 mi
- Salamander Trail0.7 mi
- Rocky Top0.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
457 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 10 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 paths0.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball7
- Tennis7
- Soccer3
- Basketball1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bristol
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 856 acLocal Recreation Area 17 acUnknown Easement 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hollow ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 797 | Open |
| Suncrest ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 39 | Open |
| Randolph Baseball FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Mumpower ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Montrose ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Eastern ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cumberland Square ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
CobraIn Cumberland Square Park · Monument
Veterans War MemorialIn Cumberland Square Park · War memorial
Citizens CemeteryCemetery
East Hill CemeteryCemetery
East Hill CemeteryCemetery
Mountain View CemeteryCemetery
Sharrett CemeteryCemetery
Susong CemeteryCemetery
Teeter CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Bristol and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 5.5% | 20.2 mi | 6 |
| Bristol | 11.7% | 37.5 mi | 12 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bristol'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 21.5-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.