Wooster Memorial Park
Managed by City of Wooster
322 acres8.8 mi of trail
Outer TrailSpangler TrailSaddleback TrailTrillium Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Chester Township
Chester Township has 324 acres of parks, 107 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Wooster Memorial Park (8.8 mi). 11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Chester Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #678 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
62 acres · of 41.4 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
324 ac
107 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Chester Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chester Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chester Township is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #678 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chester Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land107 acres of park per 1,000 residents (324 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home11% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 32%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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 Wooster Memorial Park, with 8.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
New Pittsburg Lions Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
62 conserved acres
under 1% of Chester Township’s land. Who manages Chester Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)35 ac
Town or city27 ac
Conservation Easement · 35 acLocal Park · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 35 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Chester Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chester Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Chester Township
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
14 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.3 mi
Outer Trail2.2 mi
Spangler Trail1.4 mi
Saddleback Trail1.1 mi
Trillium Trail0.8 mi
Sassafras Trail0.5 mi
Ostroski Trail0.5 mi
Strock Trail0.4 mi
Old Field Trail0.4 mi
Roller Trail0.3 mi
Educational Trail0.3 mi
4 more trails
Quercus Alba Trail
0.2 miConnecting trail
0.1 miEducation Trail
0.1 miHartman 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
7Baseball
3Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chester Township: April, 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chester Township →
Next door
Chester Township and its neighbors
Chester Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 107 | 11% | C |
| Perry Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 8% | D |
| Plain Township | 6% | 0.1 | 35 | 11% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chester Township
Where can I hike in Chester Township?
The longest trail networks: Wooster Memorial Park, 8.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chester Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Chester Township’s trails?
Wooster Memorial Park and New Pittsburg Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chester Township?
3,412 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chester Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 324 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chester Township have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #678 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Chester 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 →