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Outdoors in Empire Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Empire Township

14 miles of mapped trail cross Empire Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 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

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Trails & water

8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 14.4 mi
27th Street Southeast4.3 mi
26th Street Southeast3.0 mi
29th Street Southeast1.7 mi
148th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
149th Avenue Southeast0.9 mi
146th Avenue Southeast0.6 mi
24th Street Southeast0.4 mi
144th Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Empire 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)182336546877828072553723
Rain (in)0.60.50.91.33.13.83.52.72.52.00.70.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Empire Township →

Next door

Empire Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Empire Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Amenia Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Erie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ayr 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 Empire Township

Is there public land near Empire Township?

102 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Empire 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 Empire 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 →