Winding Creek
Nature preserve
362 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Hebron Township
Hebron Township has 837 acres of parks, 345 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Winding Creek (1.7 mi). 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Hebron Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Hebron Township’s land is conserved, about 1,037 acres.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,037 acres · of 33.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
837 ac
345 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
3.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Hebron Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hebron Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hebron Township is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hebron Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land345 acres of park per 1,000 residents (837 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home71% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Winding Creek, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
217 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Tryon Creek Woods
Nature preserve
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,037 conserved acres
5% of Hebron Township’s land. Who manages Hebron Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency948 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits81 ac
State conservation77 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service39 ac
Private owners13 ac
State Recreation Area · 255 acLocal Conservation Area · 215 acLocal Park · 178 acConservation Easement · 172 acState Conservation Area · 153 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 56 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 25 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Woods/Nichols 4 Local Park | Regional agency | 178 | Open |
| Bailey Woods/Nichols 6 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 178 | Unknown |
| Goose Lake 5 State Conservation Area | Regional agency | 153 | Open |
| Goose Lake 6 State Recreation Area | Regional agency | 86 | Open |
| Winding Creek Private Conservation | Regional agency | 79 | Open |
| Goose Lake 7 State Recreation Area | Regional agency | 54 | Open |
| Goose Lake 1 State Recreation Area | Regional agency | 54 | Open |
| Hebron Trail Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 39 | Unknown |
| Tryon Creek Conservation Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 39 | Open |
| Goose Lake 4 State Recreation Area | Regional agency | 29 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Biking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hebron Township: July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hebron Township →
Next door
Hebron Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Linn22 miRichmond Township19 miAlden Township13 miGreenwood Township9.3 miBloomfield2.2 miHebron Township2.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron Township | 5% | 0.1 | 345 | 71% | B |
| Richmond Township | 12% | 0.6 | 199 | 70% | A |
| Greenwood Township | 9% | 0.3 | 122 | 82% | A− |
| Alden Township | 9% | 0.4 | 348 | 25% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hebron Township
Where can I hike in Hebron Township?
The longest trail networks: Winding Creek, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hebron Township is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Hebron Township’s trails?
Winding Creek and Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hebron Township?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hebron Township?
17,439 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hebron Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 837 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hebron Township have?
Ahead of 63% 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 Hebron Township 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 →