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Outdoors in Athens Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Athens Township

8% of Athens Township’s land is conserved, about 1,255 acres. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Athens Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
1,255 acres · of 25.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

1,255 conserved acres

8% of Athens Township’s land. Who manages Athens Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources1,255 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,255 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources1,255Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Township Highway 2650.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Consolidation Coal Company Pond 0110-reservoirGeorgetown Plant Upper Supply Pondreservoir
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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Athens Township: April and August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)364049627279838276645141
Rain (in)3.32.63.43.74.14.64.13.73.73.12.93.2

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Athens Township →

Next door

Athens Township and its neighbors

Athens Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Moorefield Township3.1 miAthens Township1.7 miCadiz Township1.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Athens Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cadiz Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moorefield 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 Athens Township

Is there public land near Athens Township?

6,901 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Athens 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 Athens 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 →