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Kernstown Battlefield Park
Park
54 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Winchester
Winchester, VA parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.9% of Winchester is conserved land, roughly 581 acres. There are about 7.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Kernstown Battlefield Park (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Winchester, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Winchester outdoors
Conserved land
9.9%
581 of 5,867 acres
Trails
7.8 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
21 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.5 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
Jim Barnett Park
Park
166 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Frederick Douglass Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Friendship Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Kernstown Battlefield Park54 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Jim Barnett Park166 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Frederick Douglass Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Overlook5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Friendship Park7 acres
Whittier Park6 acres
Park Place5 acres · Winchester Parks and Rec Department
Harvest Ridge Park2 acres · Winchester Parks and Rec Department
Rolling Hills Green Space2 acres · Winchester Parks and Rec Department
Timbrook Park1 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 Winchester
Showing 1–10 of 24 playgrounds
Daniel Morgan Intermediate School Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Park Place
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 6.3 mi
- Sycamore Trail0.6 mi
- Meadow Trail0.4 mi
- Pasture Trail0.3 mi
- Shawnee Springs Trail0.3 mi
- Forest Loop Trail0.3 mi
- Ridge Trail0.3 mi
- Valley Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
581 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. 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 paths4.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Soccer12
- Basketball10
- Baseball8
- Pickleball6
- Football3
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Winchester
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 538 acLocal Park 505 acOther Easement 114 acConservation Easement 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen BurniePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 424 | Closed |
| Jim Barnett ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 334 | Open |
| KBA HoldingPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 114 | Restricted |
| Abrams Creek Wetland PreserveLocal Park | Not recorded | 50 | Open |
| Shawnee Springs PreserveLocal Park | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| Friendship ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Frederick Douglass ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
| Whittier ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Weaver ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Park PlaceLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
Glen BurnieBuilding
Judge John Handley MemorialMemorial
Old Town SpringBuilding
POW-MIA MemorialIn Jim Barnett Park · Memorial
Patsy Cline HouseBuilding
Pritchard HouseIn Kernstown Battlefield Park · Building
Timbrook ParkIn Timbrook Park · Plaque
Tomb of Lord FairfaxTomb
Winchester Historic DistrictDistrict
Mount Hebron CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Winchester'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.