Powder Mill Park
Managed by Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
38 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lochearn
12% of Lochearn’s land is conserved: 435 acres
The biggest trail networks: Powder Mill Park (0.5 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Lochearn, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #143 of 261 in Maryland. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
435 acres · of 5.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
430 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Lochearn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lochearn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lochearn is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #143 of 261 in Maryland. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lochearn’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical MD town 9% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MD 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (430 acres) · MD 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · MD 87% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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Maryland towns of 2,500+ (261)Ahead of 45%
Maryland towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Lochearn’s 12% is ahead of 65% of Maryland towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Powder Mill Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Villa Nova Park
Managed by Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
158 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Gwynns Falls Stream Valley Park
Nature preserve
92 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Powder Mill Park38 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks
Villa Nova Park158 acres · Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
DirectionsGwynns Falls Stream Valley Park92 acres
DirectionsGwynn Oak Park66 acres
DirectionsSudbrook Park15 acres
Gwynnvale Park10 acres
DirectionsPowder Mill Run Park10 acres · Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
DirectionsWoodlawn Memorial Park8 acres
DirectionsSilver Creek Park6 acres
Scotts Hill Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
435 conserved acres
12% of Lochearn’s land. Who manages Lochearn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County117 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government24 ac
Other state land2 ac
Not recorded329 ac
Local Park · 375 acConservation Easement · 47 acLocal Other or Unknown · 44 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 3 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 31 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 20 of 37 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Nova Park Local Park | Not recorded | 185 | Unknown |
| Powdermill Park Local Park | Not recorded | 80 | Unknown |
| Silver Creek Park Local Park | County | 75 | Open |
| Local Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 32 | Unknown |
| Powder Mill Park Local Park | Not recorded | 26 | Unknown |
| Drainage And Utility Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Powdermill Run Park Local Park | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
Things to do
34 places to go in Lochearn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lochearn
Featherbed Lane Elementary School Playground
DirectionsFeatherbed Lane Elementary School Playground
DirectionsGwynnvale Park PlaygroundIn Gwynnvale Park
DirectionsWoodlawn Memorial Park PlaygroundIn Woodlawn Memorial Park
DirectionsWoodlawn Memorial Park PlaygroundIn Woodlawn Memorial Park
Directions31 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Picnic areas in Lochearn
3 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 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
14Baseball
6Tennis
5Basketball
2Multi-sport
2Pickleball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Sudbrook ParkDistrict · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lochearn: April to June and August
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 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lochearn →
Next door
Lochearn and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochearn | 12% | 0.1 | 16 | 87% | B+ |
| Woodlawn | 4% | 1.7 | 4 | 78% | B |
| Baltimore | 9% | 1.1 | 10 | 98% | A− |
| Pikesville | 7% | 0.6 | 1 | 49% | C+ |
| Milford Mill | 10% | 0.1 | 1 | 71% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lochearn
Where can I hike in Lochearn?
The longest trail networks: Powder Mill Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lochearn is conserved land?
12% 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 Lochearn’s trails?
Powder Mill Park and Villa Nova Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lochearn?
15,181 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lochearn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 430 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lochearn have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #143 of 261 in Maryland. 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 Lochearn 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 →