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Outdoors in Herl Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Herl Township

30 miles of mapped trail cross Herl Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
14 acres · of 189.5 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

14 conserved acres

under 1% of Herl Township’s land. Who manages Herl Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)14 ac
Conservation Easement · 14 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Herl Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Herl Township

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
County Road 281.9 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
1Tennis
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 Herl 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)424557657586918981685443
Rain (in)0.40.51.02.13.03.33.53.11.61.50.70.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 3.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Herl Township →

Next door

Herl Township and its neighbors

Herl Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Herl Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Achilles Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Driftwood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Union Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sappa Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Center Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ludell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Logan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Herl Township

Is there public land near Herl Township?

69 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Herl Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Herl 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 →