Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Somerford Township
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Somerford Township. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #757 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
How much outdoors does Somerford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Somerford Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #757 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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890 conserved acres
5% of Somerford Township’s land. Who manages Somerford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 890 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
13 places to go in Somerford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 more peaks
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Somerford Township
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) | 35 | 39 | 49 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Somerford Township →
Somerford Township and its neighbors
Somerford Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerford Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 4 | 48% | C |
| Union Township | 6% | 0.1 | 49 | 14% | C+ |
| Deer Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pleasant Township | 18% | under 0.1 | 88 | 2% | B− |
| Pike Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Goshen Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 33% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Somerford Township
How much of Somerford Township is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Somerford Township?
3,071 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Somerford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Somerford Township have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #757 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 Somerford Township neighbors.
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 →