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Pope Farm Conservancy
Nature preserve
106 acres4.4 mi of trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Middleton
Middleton, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.7% of Middleton is conserved land, roughly 507 acres. There are about 24 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pope Farm Conservancy (4.4 mi), Valley View Preserve (2.1 mi), and Goth Conservancy (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Middleton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Middleton outdoors
Conserved land
5.7%
507 of 8,896 acres
Trails
24 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
74 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.3 mi
2.7 mi lanes · 3.7 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
Valley View Preserve
Nature preserve
113 acres2.1 mi of trail
White TrailBlue TrailIce Age TrailRed Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Goth Conservancy
Managed by Town of Middleton
19 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Ice Age Trail Access Park
Managed by Town of Middleton
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Ice Age Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
Pope Farm Conservancy106 acres · 4.4 mi of trail
Valley View Preserve113 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
Goth Conservancy19 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Town of Middleton
Ice Age Trail Access Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Town of Middleton
Noll Valley Conservancy5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Black Earth Creek Wildlife Area - Sunnyside Unit316 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Black Earth Creek Natural Resource Area - Black Earth Creek Headwaters96 acres · Dane County
Pioneer Park31 acres
Settler's Prairie Park20 acres · Town of Middleton
Pheasant Branch Conservancy8 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Community gardens in Middleton
Emmett Schulte Garden
Forward GardenMadison Area Food Pantry Gardens
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.5 miUnpaved 10.0 mi
Showing 1–10 of 23 trails
- Ice Age Trail1.4 mi
- White Trail1.1 mi
- Creek Trail0.6 mi
- Twist & Shout0.5 mi
- Pines Loop0.5 mi
- Ziggy Up0.5 mi
- Blue Trail0.5 mi
- Howling Wolf0.5 mi
- East Connector0.4 mi
- Springs Trail0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
507 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Soccer5
- Pickleball4
- Baseball4
- Basketball1
- Cricket1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Middleton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 288 acLocal Park 175 acLocal Conservation Area 23 acResearch or Educational Area 17 acState Park 4 ac
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Earth Creek - SunnysideLocal Recreation Area | County | 286 | Open |
| Pope Farm ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 103 | Open |
| Pioneer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Prairie Homes EstatesLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Forest Products Lab. Experimental AreaResearch or Educational Area | U.S. Forest Service | 17 | Restricted |
| Black Earth Creek - HinrichsLocal Conservation Area | County | 15 | Open |
| Pheasant Branch ConservancyLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Ice Age Trail - SdState Park | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
| Ice Age Trail 56State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
| Quisling ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Evergreen Hill CemeteryCemetery
Saint Johns CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Middleton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | 5.7% | 24.3 mi | 19 |
| Middleton | 15.4% | 18.2 mi | 26 |
| Madison | 9.6% | 153.8 mi | 261 |
| Cross Plains | 7.1% | 16.8 mi | 11 |
| Springfield | 5.6% | 8.8 mi | 3 |
| Verona | 4.7% | 22.1 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Middleton'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.