Edwin Smith House · Photo: Lefibreguy · CC BY-SA 4.0Wellington has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Worden Park (1 mi). 175 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #32 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wellington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wellington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wellington is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #32 of 151 in Kansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wellington’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
Water is 10% of Wellington’s area (1 of 9 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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 Worden Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hargis Creek Watershed
Rock Island Softball Fields
112 conserved acres
2% of Wellington’s land. Water is left out: Wellington has 7.6 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wellington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worden Park Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Open |
| Wellington City Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Sellers Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Century Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Old Jefferson School Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
10 places to go in Wellington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Wellington
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 84 | 72 | 58 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wellington →
Wellington and its neighbors
Wellington has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 2% | 0.8 | 23 | 82% | B+ |
| Wellington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Osborne Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Downs Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Avon 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 Wellington
Where can I hike in Wellington?
The longest trail networks: Worden Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wellington is conserved land?
2% 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 Wellington’s trails?
Worden Park and Hargis Creek Watershed don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wellington?
180 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wellington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 175 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wellington have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #32 of 151 in Kansas. 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 Wellington 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 →