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Outdoors in Ambridge Heights

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ambridge Heights

4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Ambridge Heights, 0.4 per square mile of land. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

1% of Ambridge Heights’ land. Who manages Ambridge Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Local Park · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ambridge Borough Park / Walter Panek Park
Local Park
Not recorded3Unknown
Ambridge Borough Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government2Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The best walking months in Ambridge Heights: April and August

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)374150637381858377655242
Rain (in)2.92.43.13.43.84.14.13.53.52.92.82.9

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ambridge Heights →

Next door

Ambridge Heights and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Ambridge Heights— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harmony Township5%0.32995%B+
Ambridge18%0.12499%+A−
Leet Township7%0.94699%+A
Economy3%under 0.13742%C+
Bell Acres24%1.326499%+A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Ambridge Heights

Is there public land near Ambridge Heights?

13,406 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ambridge Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ambridge Heights 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 →