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Outdoors in Glenila Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Glenila Township

7% of Glenila Township’s land is conserved, about 1,652 acres. 30 miles of mapped trail cross Glenila Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
1,652 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

1,652 conserved acres

7% of Glenila Township’s land. Who manages Glenila Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,652 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,652 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,652 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 30.3 mi
101st Street Northeast3.9 mi
100th Street Northeast3.0 mi
81st Avenue Northeast3.0 mi
83rd Avenue Northeast1.7 mi
78th Avenue Northeast0.5 mi
96th Street Northeast0.3 mi
99th Street Northeast0.1 mi
102nd Street Northeast0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Glenila 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)141932506573787868523319
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.02.73.73.22.41.91.40.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Glenila Township →

Next door

Glenila Township and its neighbors

Glenila Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Cypress Township33 miGlenila Township30 miLansing Township24 miBruce Township18 miGrey Township17 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Glenila Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grey Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bruce Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lansing Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cypress 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 Glenila Township

Is there public land near Glenila Township?

2,670 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glenila 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 Glenila 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 →