Plainville Township Lake
Nature preserve
346 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Township 11
Township 11 has 21 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
21 miles of mapped trail cross Township 11, 0.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Plainville Township Lake (1.3 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 107.6 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,116 ft
Twin Mound
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Township 11?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Township 11 have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Township 11 is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Township 11’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Township 11’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Plainville Township Lake, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dr. & Mrs W.E. Anderson Memorial Park
Managed by Plainville Ambassador Club
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do
7 places to go in Township 11
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Township 11
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Township 11
Twin Mound2,116 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
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
1Football
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 Township 11
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Township 11 →
Next door
Township 11 and its neighbors
Township 11 has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Buckeye Township66 miTownship 1121 miTownship 1216 miTownship 1015 miTownship 29.4 miTownship 42.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 11 | under 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 86% | C |
| Township 12 | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Township 10 | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Buckeye Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | under 1% | D |
| Township 2 | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Township 4 | — 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 Township 11
Where can I hike in Township 11?
The longest trail networks: Plainville Township Lake, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Township 11 is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Township 11’s trails?
Plainville Township Lake and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Township 11?
1,606 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Township 11 or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Township 11 have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Township 11 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 →