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Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area
Nature preserve
142 acres2.7 mi of trail
Wetland TrailMid Oak TrailWalk Uphill
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Vermont
Vermont, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.6% of Vermont is conserved land, roughly 589 acres. There are about 3.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area (2.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Vermont, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Vermont outdoors
Conserved land
2.6%
589 of 22,809 acres
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
named on the map
Bike routes
6.7 mi
6.7 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.
2
Black Earth Creek Fishery Area
Nature preserve
124 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Blue Mounds Wildlife Area
Managed by Dane County Parks
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Blue Mound State Park
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Vermont
Unnamed peak in Pleasant Valley Conservancy State Natural Area1,001 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
- Wetland Trail0.6 mi
- Mid Oak Trail0.4 mi
- Walk Uphill0.1 mi
Who protects the land
589 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 354 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 26 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes6.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Vermont
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 392 acState Recreation Area 231 acState Park 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Earth Creek Fishery AreaState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 121 | Open |
| Rem-Elvers CreekState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 103 | Restricted |
| Rem-Vermont CreekState Recreation Area | Private owners | 7 | Open |
| Blue Mound State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Vermont Pioneer CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Vermont and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 2.6% | 3.5 mi | 5 |
| Blue Mounds | 4.5% | 15.7 mi | 7 |
| Black Earth | 3.6% | 3.5 mi | 3 |
| Arena | 2.1% | 1.4 mi | 3 |
| Cross Plains | 7.1% | 16.8 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Vermont'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.