Hunters Creek County Park
Park
798 acres19.4 mi of trail
Hunters Creek TrailConservation Trail (FLT)Green Blazes TrailSargent Mark Trail+1
No dogs
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wales
Wales has 846 acres of parks, 281 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hunters Creek County Park (19.4 mi), Kenneglenn Scenic & Nature Preserve (0.6 mi). 23 miles of mapped trail cross Wales, 0.6 per square mile of land. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #391 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,045 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
846 ac
281 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Wales?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wales have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wales is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #391 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wales’ overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (23 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land281 acres of park per 1,000 residents (846 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home16% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 48%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Hunters Creek County Park, with 19.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kenneglenn Scenic & Nature Preserve
Managed by WNY Land Conservancy
131 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,045 conserved acres
5% of Wales’ land. Who manages Wales’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County754 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits281 ac
Town or city10 ac
Local Park · 764 acConservation Easement · 134 acOther Easement · 120 acAgricultural Easement · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 281 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Of Erie Land Local Park | County | 754 | Unknown |
| Town Of Wales Land Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wales
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wales
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Wales
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
20 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.8 miHorses · 17.5 miUnpaved · 7.6 mi
Hunters Creek Trail3.9 mi
Conservation Trail (FLT)2.6 mi
Green Blazes Trail1.2 mi
Sargent Mark Trail1.2 mi
Red Blaze Trail1.2 mi
North Purple1.2 mi
Mirkwood Trail1.1 mi
Mossy Point Red Trail0.8 mi
Mossy Point Yellow Trail0.8 mi
Mossy Point White Trail0.7 mi
10 more trails
Blue Blaze Trail
0.5 miWest - Red Trail
0.5 miBlue Central Trail
0.5 miSwitchback (Orange/Black)
0.3 miNorth - Blue
0.3 miWest - Yellow
0.2 miYellow Blaze Trail
0.2 miYellow/Green Blaze Trail
0.1 miPurple Trail
0.1 miSpring Falls Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Soccer
2Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wales: May to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Wales →
Next door
Wales and its neighbors
Wales has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 5% | 0.6 | 281 | 16% | B+ |
| Aurora | 7% | 0.5 | 106 | 71% | A− |
| Holland | 3% | 0.1 | 3 | 15% | C− |
| Sheldon | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 9% | D |
| Bennington | 1% | under 0.1 | 57 | 10% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wales
Where can I hike in Wales?
The longest trail networks: Hunters Creek County Park, 19.4 miles; Kenneglenn Scenic & Nature Preserve, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wales is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Wales’ trails?
Hunters Creek County Park and Kenneglenn Scenic & Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wales?
9,351 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wales or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 978 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wales have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #391 of 758 in New York. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wales 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 →