State Game Lands Number 261
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,249 acres13.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Broad Top Township
Broad Top Township has 158 miles of mapped trails, 3.3 for every square mile of land
12% of Broad Top Township’s land is conserved, about 3,839 acres. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 261 (13.2 mi), Buchanan State Forest (2.4 mi). 11% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
3,839 acres · of 48.2 sq mi of land
Trails
158 mi
3.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,106 ft
Kimber Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Broad Top Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Broad Top Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Broad Top Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Broad Top Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails3.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (158 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home11% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Broad Top Township’s 12% is ahead of 65% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% 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 State Game Lands Number 261, with 13.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Buchanan State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
633 acres2.4 mi of trail
Warsing trailChilder's Ridge trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Cooper Sawmill Recreation Area
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,839 conserved acres
12% of Broad Top Township’s land. Who manages Broad Top Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,201 ac
State natural resources633 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,833 acLocal Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 261 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,201 | Open |
| Buchanan State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 633 | Open |
| Six Mile Run Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Riddlesburg Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Broad Top Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Broad Top Township
Kimber Mountain2,106 ft elevation
DirectionsRound Knob2,067 ft elevation
DirectionsNagley Knob1,663 ft elevation
DirectionsRiddlesburg Mountain1,637 ft elevation
DirectionsSaxton Mountain1,604 ft elevation
DirectionsRogers Knob1,565 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.2 miHorses · 3.0 miUnpaved · 21.8 mi
Huntingdon and Broad Top Rail Trail2.6 mi
Childer's Ridge trail1.0 mi
Warsing trail0.9 mi
T5490.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Woodvale Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Broad Top Township: April and June to 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 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Broad Top Township →
Next door
Broad Top Township and its neighbors
Broad Top Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Broad Top Township158 miEast Providence Township65 miWells Township63 miLiberty Township34 miWest Providence Township32 miHopewell Township17 miCarbon Township11 miRiddlesburg3.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Top Township | 12% | 3.3 | 13 | 11% | B+ |
| Hopewell Township | 18% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| East Providence Township | 5% | 1.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Liberty Township | 42% | 1.3 | 255 | 40% | A |
| Wells Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Riddlesburg | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Carbon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| West Providence Township | 5% | 0.8 | 12 | 22% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Broad Top Township
Where can I hike in Broad Top Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 261, 13.2 miles; Buchanan State Forest, 2.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Broad Top Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Broad Top Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 261 and Buchanan State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Broad Top Township?
73,855 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Broad Top Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,876 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Broad Top Township have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Broad Top 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 →