Wieche Field
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Wayne Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Wayne Township
4 acres are parks and preserves, 0.8 per 1,000 residents. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Wayne Township’s land is conserved, about 1,175 acres.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #896 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,175 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
0.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wayne Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wayne Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #896 of 993 in Ohio. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wayne Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home10% 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 13%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 10%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Wayne 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 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,175 conserved acres
5% of Wayne Township’s land. Who manages Wayne Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)1,151 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits958 ac
Town or city4 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,905 acConservation Easement · 203 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,171 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wieche Field Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wayne Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wayne Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
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
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Wayne 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wayne Township →
Next door
Wayne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 1 | 10% | D |
| Trenton | 3% | 0.3 | 7 | 57% | C+ |
| Madison Township | 1% | 0.4 | 3 | 15% | C− |
| St. Clair Township | 4% | 0.2 | 55 | 66% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wayne Township
How much of Wayne 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.
Are dogs allowed on Wayne Township’s trails?
Wieche Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wayne Township?
8,902 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wayne Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wayne Township have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #896 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 Wayne 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 →