Cumberland City Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Spencer Township
15% of Spencer Township’s land is conserved: 2,892 acres
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Spencer Township. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
2,892 acres · of 29.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Spencer Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spencer Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spencer Township is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spencer Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home30% 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 32%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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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
2,892 conserved acres
15% of Spencer Township’s land. Who manages Spencer Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners2,828 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)64 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 2,828 acConservation Easement · 64 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power - Muskingum Mine Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 2,218 | Open |
| American Electric Power Fee Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 472 | Open |
| American Electric Power Restricted Land Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 139 | Open |
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Spencer 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spencer Township →
Next door
Spencer Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Brookfield Township25 miRich Hill Township19 miNoble Township5.0 miValley Township2.5 miSpencer Township1.2 miBuffalo Township1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Township | 15% | under 0.1 | 3 | 30% | C |
| Rich Hill Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Valley Township | 1% | 0.1 | 83 | 52% | B− |
| Noble Township | 6% | 0.2 | 518 | 30% | B |
| Brookfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Buffalo Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spencer Township
How much of Spencer Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Spencer Township’s trails?
Cumberland City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spencer Township?
8,600 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spencer Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spencer Township have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Spencer 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 →