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A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Alburtis

25% of Alburtis’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Alburtis, 2.0 per square mile of land. 25% of Alburtis’ land is conserved, about 116 acres.

Among the top 1% of U.S. towns · #9 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Conserved land
25%
116 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
106 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile

What kind of outdoors town is Alburtis?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Alburtis have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alburtis is among the top 1% of U.S. towns, #9 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.

A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Alburtis’ overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Among the top 1%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)#9 of 1,037

Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Alburtis’ 25% is ahead of 86% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. 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.

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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 Lock Ridge Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lock Ridge Park

Park
51 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Alburtis Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

116 conserved acres

25% of Alburtis’ land. Who manages Alburtis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government78 ac
County60 ac
Not recorded22 ac
Agricultural Easement · 60 acLocal Park · 59 acLocal Other or Unknown · 34 acLocal Recreation Area · 7 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lock Ridge Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government52Open
Alburtis Mountain Road Tract
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government19Open
Municipal Land
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded17Open
Alburtis Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government5Open
Alburtis Field
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government3Open
Alburtis Swimming Pool
Local Recreation Area
Not recorded2Open
Playground Adventures
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government1Open
Cobblestone Court Recreation Area
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government1Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Alburtis

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Public pools in Alburtis
Alburtis Area Pool
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
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Lock Ridge Furnance ComplexBuilding · listed 1981
About it
Schlicher, George F., HotelBuilding · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Alburtis: April to June

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)394250637482878477655443
Rain (in)3.52.73.93.83.84.55.04.64.74.23.44.0

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alburtis →

Questions about parks and trails in Alburtis

Where can I hike in Alburtis?

The longest trail networks: Lock Ridge Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Alburtis is conserved land?

25% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Alburtis’ trails?

Lock Ridge Park and Alburtis Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Alburtis?

9,365 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alburtis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 106 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Alburtis have?

Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #9 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Alburtis neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →