1
Ethan Allen Homestead
Nature preserve
249 acres3.7 mi of trail
Intervale BikepathWetlands walk
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Burlington
Burlington, VT parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Burlington is conserved land, roughly 1,460 acres. There are about 37 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Ethan Allen Homestead (3.7 mi), Rock Point (2.7 mi), and Centennial Woods Natural Area (2.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Burlington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Burlington outdoors
Conserved land
15%
1,460 of 9,765 acres
Trails
37 mi
2.4 mi per sq mi · 21 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
31
33 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
44.2 mi
16.4 mi lanes · 21.6 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
Rock Point
Managed by Episcopal Dioces of Vermont
129 acres2.7 mi of trail
Holy Trinity TrailLone Rock Point TrailSunset Ridge TrailEly Universal Access TrailThrust Fault Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Centennial Woods Natural Area
Managed by University Of Vermont
77 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Ethan Allen Park
Managed by Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront
64 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Leddy Park
Park
68 acres1.8 mi of trail
Burlington Bike Park
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
McKenzie Park
Nature preserve
66 acres1.2 mi of trail
McKenzie TrailBlue TrailIntervale Bikepath
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
7
Derway Island Natural Area
Managed by Winooski Valley Park District
145 acres0.9 mi of trail
Derway Island Nature TrailDerway Cove Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
8
Arms Forest
Managed by Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront
30 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 31 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 31 parks & preserves
Ethan Allen Homestead249 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
Rock Point129 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · Episcopal Dioces of Vermont
Centennial Woods Natural Area77 acres · 2.4 mi of trail · University Of Vermont
Ethan Allen Park64 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront
Leddy Park68 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
McKenzie Park66 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Derway Island Natural Area145 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Winooski Valley Park District
Arms Forest30 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront
Oakledge Park43 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Kieslich Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront
Who protects the land
1,460 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 576 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 23 of 88 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes16.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths21.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes6.2 mi
- Cycle the City and Intervale (bike route)1.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis29
- Basketball17
- Baseball13
- Tracks11
- Soccer10
- Beach volleyball2
- Skate park2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Burlington and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 15% | 37.1 mi | 31 |
| Colchester | 8.2% | 57.7 mi | 20 |
| South Burlington | 4.2% | 40.9 mi | 14 |
| Winooski | 15.1% | 5.3 mi | 9 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Burlington'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.