Southern Gateway Nature Park
Managed by TUSCARAWAS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Clay Township
Clay Township has 19 acres of parks, 8.4 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Clay Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 24.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clay Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clay Township is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clay Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 21%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Clay Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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 Southern Gateway Nature Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Alsco Fields Park
Managed by THE VILLAGE OF GNADENHUTTEN OHIO
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Hecks Grove Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gnadenhutten Historical Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Huston Road Southwest0.3 mi
Lakes & 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
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Clay 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clay Township →
Next door
Clay Township and its neighbors
Clay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 65% | C− |
| Warwick Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 42% | D |
| Salem Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 26% | D |
| Gnadenhutten | under 1% | 0.3 | 15 | 98% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clay Township
Where can I hike in Clay Township?
The longest trail networks: Southern Gateway Nature Park, 0.1 miles; Gnadenhutten Historical Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clay 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 Clay Township’s trails?
Southern Gateway Nature Park and Alsco Fields Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clay Township?
2,277 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clay Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clay Township have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Clay 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 →