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Willoughby State Forest
Nature preserve
581 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Barton
Barton, VT parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.8% of Barton is conserved land, roughly 1,919 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Barton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Barton outdoors
Conserved land
6.8%
1,919 of 28,202 acres
Trails
12 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
682 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.
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.
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Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
247 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Indian Pioneer Point Access
3
Crystal Lake State Park
Managed by Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Barton
Barton Mountain2,247 ft elevation
May Hill1,969 ft elevation
Cemetery Hill1,099 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.0 mi
- Gnome Stairs Trail0.3 mi
- Wheeler Pond Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,919 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,469 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 10 of 86 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
Courts & fields
- Tennis3
- Equestrian1
- Baseball1
- Pickleball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Barton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,120 acAgricultural Easement 418 acState Conservation Area 406 acUnknown Easement 324 acLocal Resource Management Area 76 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 407 | Open |
| Lee Emerson Town ForestLocal Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 50 | Access unknown |
| Barton River StreambankState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 46 | Open |
| Barton Town ForestLocal Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 25 | Access unknown |
| Willoughby River StreambankState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 21 | Open |
| Green Mountain ClubPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 20 | Open |
| Pageant ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 20 | Access unknown |
| Crystal Lake State ParkState Park | Not recorded | 14 | Open |
| Willoughby State ForestState Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
| Willoughby River AccessState Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Crystal Lake Falls Historic DistrictDistrict
Abbot Lot CemeteryCemetery
Heath CemeteryCemetery
Maple Street CemeteryCemetery
Mount Pleasant CemeteryCemetery
North CemeteryCemetery
Pleasant View CemeteryCemetery
Saint Pauls CemeteryCemetery
Saint Theresa CemeteryCemetery
South Barton-Willoughby CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Barton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Barton'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 29.4-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.