Hoosier National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
5,489 acres2.2 mi of trail
County Road 49County Road 251
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Halbert Township
29% of Halbert Township’s land is conserved: 9,748 acres
354 acres are parks and preserves, 240 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Hoosier National Forest (2.2 mi), Martin County State Forest (1.6 mi). 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
9,748 acres · of 51.9 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
354 ac
240 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
810 ft
Sampson Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Halbert Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Halbert Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Halbert Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Halbert Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land240 acres of park per 1,000 residents (354 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Halbert Township’s 29% is ahead of 99% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% of them.
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 Hoosier National Forest, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Martin County State Forest
Park
290 acres1.6 mi of trail
Woodland Education Trail MSFMartin State Forest Bike Trails
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
9,748 conserved acres
29% of Halbert Township’s land. Who manages Halbert Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service5,492 ac
State natural resources4,256 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
National Forest · 5,492 acState Resource Management Area · 4,193 acState Conservation Area · 63 acConservation Easement · 3 acPrivate Conservation · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5,492 | Open |
| Martin State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 4,193 | Open |
| Tank Spring Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 62 | Open |
| Plaster Creek Seeps Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
| Bluffs Of Beaver Bend Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
5 places to go in Halbert Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Halbert Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Halbert Township
Sampson Hill810 ft elevation · In Hoosier National Forest
DirectionsSchoolhouse Hill699 ft elevation · In Hoosier National Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.7 miUnpaved · 3.3 mi
Martin State Forest Bike Trails4.8 mi
Tank Spring Trail2.3 mi
Martin State Forest Fire Road 121.9 mi
Woodland Education Trail MSF1.3 mi
County Road 490.7 mi
County Road 2510.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
4Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
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 Halbert 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Halbert Township →
Next door
Halbert Township and its neighbors
Halbert Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Northwest Township17 miHalbert Township16 miSpice Valley Township8.2 miMitcheltree Township6.6 miCenter Township4.9 miLost River Township2.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halbert Township | 29% | 0.3 | 240 | 3% | B+ |
| Center Township | 8% | 0.1 | 91 | 1% | B− |
| Mitcheltree Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lost River Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Northwest Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Spice Valley Township | 19% | 0.1 | 71 | 9% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Halbert Township
Where can I hike in Halbert Township?
The longest trail networks: Hoosier National Forest, 2.2 miles; Martin County State Forest, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Halbert Township is conserved land?
29% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Halbert Township’s trails?
Hoosier National Forest and Martin County State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Halbert Township?
39,099 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Halbert Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,805 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Halbert Township have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Halbert 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 →