Poland Municipal Forest
Nature preserve
267 acres8.4 mi of trail
Bluebell TrailThatcher TrailEast Beechwood TrailButler Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: 636Buster · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Poland Township
Poland Township has 489 acres of parks, 34 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Poland Municipal Forest (8.4 mi), Poland Township Park (4.9 mi). 15 miles of mapped trail cross Poland Township, 0.7 per square mile of land. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #385 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
365 acres · of 21.3 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
489 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Poland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Poland Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #385 of 993 in Ohio. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Poland Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (489 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home42% 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 60%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 61%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Poland Municipal Forest, with 8.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jones Property Conservation Easement
Nature preserve
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Yellow Creek Riparian Corridor
Managed by Boardman Township Park District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Poland Municipal Forest267 acres · 8.4 mi of trail
DirectionsPoland Township Park124 acres · 4.9 mi of trail
DirectionsJones Property Conservation Easement4 acres
Yellow Creek Riparian Corridor4 acres · Boardman Township Park District
Poland Village Green4 acres
DirectionsFireman's Park3 acres
DirectionsPeterson Park1 acres
DirectionsPoland Rotary Memorial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
365 conserved acres
3% of Poland Township’s land. Who manages Poland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city233 ac
Private owners131 ac
Local Park · 358 acPrivate Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 219 | Open |
| Yellow Creek Park Local Park | Private owners | 124 | Open |
| High Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Countryside Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 7 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Poland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Poland Township
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Poland Township
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Poland Township
Butler CircleIn Poland Municipal Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 8.1 miUnpaved · 1.4 mi
Bluebell Trail0.8 mi
Thatcher Trail0.7 mi
East Beechwood Trail0.5 mi
Butler Trail0.5 mi
Beaver Dam Trail0.5 mi
Big Willow Trail0.4 mi
Edgewood Oval0.4 mi
Manor Trail0.3 mi
Gutknecht Trail0.3 mi
West Beechwood Trail0.3 mi
15 more trails
Lower McKinley Trail
0.3 miUpper McKinley Trail
0.3 miTornado Trail
0.3 miShipsky's Trail
0.3 miSouth Pine Trail
0.2 miDrake Run Trail
0.2 miBig Rock Trail
0.2 miEast Shipsky's Trail
0.2 miStinging Nettle Pass
0.2 miLog Cabin Trail
0.2 miTulip Tree Trail
0.2 miShelter House Trail
0.2 miNorth Pine Trail
0.2 miButler Circle
0.1 miTrillium Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
0.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
12Tennis
12Soccer
9Baseball
2Basketball
2Football
1Equestrian
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 10 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Poland Township: April, May, 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Poland Township →
Next door
Poland Township and its neighbors
Poland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Boardman Township31 miPoland Township15 miCoitsville Township11 miPoland8.6 miMahoning Township4.7 miStruthers4.2 miSpringfield Township2.6 miLowellville1.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland Township | 3% | 0.7 | 34 | 42% | B |
| Struthers | 5% | 1.2 | 21 | 99% | A |
| Boardman Township | 13% | 1.4 | 58 | 68% | A |
| Poland | 20% | 5.3 | 98 | 87% | A+ |
| Lowellville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Springfield Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 5% | D |
| Coitsville Township | 4% | 0.8 | 68 | 22% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Poland Township
Where can I hike in Poland Township?
The longest trail networks: Poland Municipal Forest, 8.4 miles; Poland Township Park, 4.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Poland Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Poland Township’s trails?
Poland Municipal Forest and Poland Township Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Poland Township?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths and 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Poland Township?
9,165 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Poland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 489 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Poland Township have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #385 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 Poland 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 →