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Outdoors in Janke Township

More than half of Janke Township’s land is conserved: 63%

63% of Janke Township’s land is conserved, about 14,487 acres. 27 miles of mapped trail cross Janke Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
63%
14,487 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
27 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

14,487 conserved acres

63% of Janke Township’s land. Who manages Janke Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service15,353 ac
Conservation Easement · 15,353 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14,487 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 27.0 mi
71st Street Southeast2.1 mi
67th Street Southeast2.1 mi
60th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
70th Street Southeast2.0 mi
62nd Avenue Southeast1.9 mi
61st Avenue Southeast1.8 mi
66th Street Southeast1.6 mi
66th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
64th Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Janke 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202436526575807970543724
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.53.03.63.52.42.31.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Janke Township →

Next door

Janke 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
Janke Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gutschmidt Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Haag Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Swede 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 Janke Township

Is there public land near Janke Township?

6,515 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Janke 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 Janke 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 →