Glatfelter Easement
Nature preserve
722 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Friendship United Methodist Church, Old · Photo: Linda Roy Walls · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Eden
43% of Eden’s land is conserved: 1,536 acres
The biggest trail networks: Glatfelter Easement (1 mi). 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Eden, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
43%
1,536 acres · of 5.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Eden?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eden have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eden is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eden’s overall grade.
Conserved land43% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 39%
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Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Eden’s 43% is ahead of 99% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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 Glatfelter Easement, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chesapeake Forest
Managed by Maryland Forest Service
590 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Bromley Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement
Managed by DNR and Somerset Soil Conservation District
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,536 conserved acres
43% of Eden’s land. Who manages Eden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,474 ac
Other state land216 ac
Joint198 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)168 ac
Not recorded590 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,503 acState Resource Management Area · 590 acAgricultural Easement · 553 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 946 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Forest Lands State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 590 | Unknown |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Eden: April to June
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eden →
Next door
Eden and its neighbors
Eden has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | 43% | 0.4 | under 1 | 9% | C+ |
| Allen | — 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 Eden
Where can I hike in Eden?
The longest trail networks: Glatfelter Easement, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eden is conserved land?
43% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Maryland town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Eden’s trails?
Glatfelter Easement and Chesapeake Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eden?
19,655 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eden have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Eden 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 →