Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHenry Township has 6.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Cutshall Park (1.5 mi), Pike Memorial Park (1.1 mi). 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 48 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #367 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Henry Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Henry Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Henry Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #367 of 593 in Indiana. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Henry Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Cutshall Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pike Memorial Park
14 conserved acres
under 1% of Henry Township’s land. Who manages Henry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
5 places to go in Henry Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Henry 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Henry Township →
Henry Township and its neighbors
Henry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 16 | 48% | C |
| Rochester Township | 2% | 0.1 | 37 | 70% | B− |
| Franklin Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 73 | 26% | C |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 12% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Henry Township
Where can I hike in Henry Township?
The longest trail networks: Cutshall Park, 1.5 miles; Pike Memorial Park, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Henry Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Henry Township’s trails?
Cutshall Park and Pike Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Henry Township?
1,007 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Henry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Henry Township have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #367 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Henry Township 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 →