Nature Trails

Take a Hike • Explore Nature

The City of Worcester is blessed with an abundance of park lands! Worcester has many public parks throughout the City, which offer residents and visitors a wealth of activities with its vast array of green space for you to get out and enjoy nature. The following list of City of Worcester parks offer nature trail(s) for you to experience. There is a park for you!

Trail Locations

Map of Trail Locations

Community Partners

The City of Worcester is grateful to the many dedicated individuals, volunteers and organizations that promote and support our valuable green space. We encourage residents and visitors to learn more about our community partners and their commitment to our parks and open space.

Greater Worcester Land Trust
The Greater Worcester Land Trust is a small non-profit (501 c 3) organization located in Worcester, Massachusetts. GWLT was incorporated August 24, 1987 and is dedicated to preserving and protecting Worcester County's critical open space.

Hike Worcester
The ULTIMATE guide to hiking in and around Worcester, particularly featuring the lands of the Greater Worcester Land Trust! You will surely be surprised at the number and variety of opportunities for hiking in our area!

Park Spirit
Park Spirit of Worcester, Inc. is a small nonprofit supported and administrated by a handful of dedicated volunteers who sustain all of the work that Park Spirit does from summer concert coordination, to clean ups, to opening Bancroft Tower, and to promoting our parks.

Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary

As the largest urban wildlife sanctuary in New England, Broad Meadow Brook is a 400 acre oasis in the city of Worcester. Access to the brook under shady, mature trees and 5 miles of well-marked trails provides opportunities to enjoy the beautiful scenery, hiking, wildlife observation, and snowshoeing in the winter.

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