Bradford Woods Reserve
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Bradford Woods
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Bradford Woods
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bradford Woods, 1.6 per square mile of land. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Bradford Woods’ land is conserved, about 6 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
6 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Bradford Woods?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bradford Woods have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bradford Woods is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bradford Woods’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Bradford Woods’ 1% is ahead of 7% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to 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.
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 Bradford Woods Reserve, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
6 conserved acres
1% of Bradford Woods’ land. Who manages Bradford Woods’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits18 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 13 acLocal Park · 4 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Woods Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Lake Road Property Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bradford Woods
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bradford Woods
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Lake Loop Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bradford Woods: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bradford Woods →
Next door
Bradford Woods and its neighbors
Bradford Woods has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Woods | 1% | 1.6 | 5 | 99% | B |
| Marshall Township | 15% | 1.7 | 39 | 75% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bradford Woods
Where can I hike in Bradford Woods?
The longest trail networks: Bradford Woods Reserve, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bradford Woods is conserved land?
1% 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 Bradford Woods’ trails?
Bradford Woods Reserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bradford Woods?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Bradford Woods?
12,543 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bradford Woods or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bradford Woods have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Bradford Woods 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 →