Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.018% of Troy’s land is conserved: 4,073 acres
3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Troy, 0.1 per square mile of land. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Troy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Troy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Troy is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Troy’s 18% is ahead of 65% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 0% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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4,073 conserved acres
18% of Troy’s land. Who manages Troy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,856 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 52 of 141 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Land Trust Private Conservation | Not recorded | 192 | Closed |
| Big Falls State Park (Big Falls of the Missisquoi) State Park | Not recorded | 17 | Open |
| Big Falls State Park State Park | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
4 places to go in Troy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 2 peaks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Troy: May and 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 51 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Troy →
Troy and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 18% | 0.1 | 15 | 30% | B− |
| Newport | 20% | 0.2 | 292 | 23% | B+ |
| Westfield | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jay | — 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 Troy
How much of Troy is conserved land?
18% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Vermont town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Troy’s trails?
Big Falls State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Troy?
24,223 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Troy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Troy have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Troy neighbors.
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 →