Perdueville Pheasant Habitat Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
160 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ludlow Township
Ludlow Township has 204 acres of parks, 49 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ludlow Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #512 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
199 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
204 ac
49 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Ludlow Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ludlow Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ludlow Township is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #512 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ludlow Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land49 acres of park per 1,000 residents (204 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home84% 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 49%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 33%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maplewood Sports Complex
Managed by Village of Rantoul
21 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
North Drive Park
Managed by Rantoul Parks & Recreation Department
5 acres
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Maplewood Sports Complex21 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Village of Rantoul
DirectionsPerdueville Pheasant Habitat Area160 acres · Illinois Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsBrookhill Park14 acres
DirectionsNorth Drive Park5 acres · Rantoul Parks & Recreation Department
DirectionsRyan Park3 acres · Village of Rantoul
DirectionsWho protects it
199 conserved acres
1% of Ludlow Township’s land. Who manages Ludlow Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city199 ac
Local Park · 179 acLocal Recreation Area · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhill Park Local Park | Town or city | 161 | Open |
| Maplewood Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| North Drive Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ryan Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Ludlow Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ludlow Township
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Ludlow Township
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Ludlow Township
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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ludlow Township →
Next door
Ludlow Township and its neighbors
Ludlow Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Township | 1% | 0.1 | 49 | 84% | B− |
| Rantoul Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Harwood Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Patton Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 33 | 87% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ludlow Township
Where can I hike in Ludlow Township?
The longest trail networks: Maplewood Sports Complex, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ludlow Township is conserved land?
1% 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 Ludlow Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Maplewood Sports Complex (on leash) and North Drive Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ludlow Township?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ludlow Township?
2,857 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ludlow Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 204 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ludlow Township have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #512 of 768 in Illinois. 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 Ludlow 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 →