About 69% of Stratton is conserved land, roughly 20,639 acres. There are about 82 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Green Mountain National Forest (53.3 mi) and Lye Brook Wilderness (2.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Stratton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Stratton outdoors
Conserved land
69%
20,639 of 29,743 acres
Trails
82 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi · 63 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
12.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 12.2 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.
U.S. Forest Service
17,728 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
2,345 ac
State fish & wildlife
1,614 ac
State parks
593 ac
Not recorded
228 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,424 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 8 of 23 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 paths12.2 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
VTXL (bike route)5.1 mi
Courts & fields
Tennis17
Pickleball7
Basketball2
Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Stratton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 17,728 acConservation Easement 2,454 acAgricultural Easement 1,032 acUnknown Easement 808 acLocal Resource Management Area 265 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Green Mountain National ForestNational Forest
U.S. Forest Service
17,728
Open
Stephen Greene Town ForestLocal Resource Management Area
Land trusts & nonprofits
262
Open
Stratton Town Recreation SpaceLocal Other or Unknown