Horns Hill Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Public domain · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Newark Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Newark Township
40% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Newark Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Newark Township’s land is conserved, about 66 acres.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
66 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newark Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newark Township is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newark Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home40% 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 21%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Newark 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 still be 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
66 conserved acres
2% of Newark Township’s land. Who manages Newark Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government63 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)63 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
Agricultural Easement · 129 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
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
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Newark 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Newark Township →
Next door
Newark Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Township | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 40% | C− |
| Newark | 6% | 0.2 | 15 | 77% | B |
| Granville Township | 4% | 0.3 | 20 | 55% | B− |
| Granville | 9% | 0.9 | 24 | 83% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Newark Township
How much of Newark Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Newark Township’s trails?
Horns Hill Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Newark Township?
7,102 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newark Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newark 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 Newark 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 →