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Outdoors in Gunkel Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Gunkel Township

39 miles of mapped trail cross Gunkel Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.1 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
Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 38.7 mi
22nd Street Southeast6.0 mi
157th Avenue Southeast3.4 mi
20th Street Southeast3.0 mi
19th Street Southeast3.0 mi
161st Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
159th Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
160th Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
158th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
162nd Avenue Southeast1.7 mi
157th Street Southeast1.0 mi
1 more trails
24th Street Southeast
0.8 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Gunkel 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)182336546878828172563723
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.43.13.93.52.82.62.00.80.7

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gunkel Township →

Next door

Gunkel Township and its neighbors

Gunkel Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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
Gunkel Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rush River Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gardner Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Arthur Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bell 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 Gunkel Township

Is there public land near Gunkel Township?

29 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gunkel 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 Gunkel 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 →