Waubonsie Trail Park
Park
16 acres0.6 mi of trail
Waubonsie Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Cantril
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cantril
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Waubonsie Trail Park (0.6 mi). 18 acres are parks and preserves, 54 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
54 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
The longest trail network is Waubonsie Trail Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Waubonsie Trail0.5 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Cantril
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Cantril →
Questions about parks and trails in Cantril
Where can I hike in Cantril?
The longest trail networks: Waubonsie Trail Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Cantril’s trails?
Waubonsie Trail Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cantril?
6,639 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cantril or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cantril 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 →