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Outdoors in Germania Township

More than half of Germania Township’s land is conserved: 51%

51% of Germania Township’s land is conserved, about 11,522 acres. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Germania Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
51%
11,522 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

11,522 conserved acres

51% of Germania Township’s land. Who manages Germania Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,735 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)255 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,990 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11,522 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 25.7 mi
58th Avenue Southeast3.1 mi
52nd Street Southeast2.8 mi
56th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
57th Avenue Southeast1.5 mi
55th Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
54th Avenue Southeast0.9 mi
60th Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
48th Street Southeast0.3 mi
59th Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Germania Township: August and September

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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192436526675817970543724
Rain (in)0.50.60.81.43.13.53.42.42.11.80.60.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Germania Township →

Next door

Germania Township and its neighbors

Germania Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Germania Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Streeter Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Griffin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bloomenfield 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 Germania Township

Is there public land near Germania Township?

7,012 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Germania 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 Germania 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 →