State Game Lands Number 65
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,685 acres1.5 mi of trail
Boorman Road East
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Belfast Township
8% of Belfast Township’s land is conserved: 2,462 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 65 (1.5 mi). 6.2 miles of mapped trail cross Belfast Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
2,462 acres · of 50.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belfast Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belfast Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belfast Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Belfast Township’s 8% is ahead of 47% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Belfast 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
The longest trail network is State Game Lands Number 65, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 53
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
670 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Buchanan State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
2,462 conserved acres
8% of Belfast Township’s land. Who manages Belfast Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,357 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)89 ac
State natural resources62 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,419 acConservation Easement · 89 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 065 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,687 | Open |
| State Game Land 053 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 670 | Open |
| Buchanan State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 62 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 2.4 mi
Boorman Road East0.7 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Belfast Township: 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.
| 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) | 39 | 43 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belfast Township →
Next door
Belfast Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Brush Creek Township41 miLicking Creek Township7.7 miBelfast Township6.2 miAyr Township4.3 miThompson Township3.4 miBethel Township3.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Township | 8% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Ayr Township | 19% | 0.1 | under 1 | 8% | C− |
| Brush Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Thompson Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Licking Creek Township | 9% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Bethel Township | 3% | 0.1 | 3 | 4% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belfast Township
Where can I hike in Belfast Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 65, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Belfast Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Belfast Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 65 and State Game Lands Number 53 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Belfast Township?
57,820 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belfast Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,425 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belfast Township have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Belfast 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 →