Township 6 Conservation Easement
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Byron
Few parks or trails are on the map in Byron
46 miles of mapped trail cross Byron, 0.9 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
43 acres · of 51.8 sq mi of land
Trails
46 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,730 ft
West Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
under 1% of Byron’s land. Who manages Byron’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks63 ac
Regional agency11 ac
Unknown Easement · 32 acConservation Easement · 32 acLocal Other or Unknown · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 32 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coos Canyon Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 11 | Unknown |
Things to do
8 places to go in Byron
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Byron
West Mountain2,730 ft elevation
DirectionsDolly Mountain2,579 ft elevation
DirectionsRecord Hill2,418 ft elevation
DirectionsOld Turk Mountain2,411 ft elevation
DirectionsPleasant Mountain2,323 ft elevation
DirectionsWhale Back Mountain2,034 ft elevation
DirectionsDunham Hill1,903 ft elevation
DirectionsHedgehog Hill1,296 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 6.5 mi
Snowmobile ITS 117 Connector11.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Byron: May and July to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Byron →
Next door
Byron and its neighbors
Byron has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Roxbury | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Byron
Are dogs allowed on Byron’s trails?
Township 6 Conservation Easement doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Byron?
7,630 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Byron or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Byron neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →