State Game Lands Number 82
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
158 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Brothersvalley Township
Brothersvalley Township has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
160 acres · of 62.6 sq mi of land
Trails
5.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,831 ft
Cover Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brothersvalley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brothersvalley Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brothersvalley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home5% 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 13%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Brothersvalley Township’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brothersvalley 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Berlin Community Grove
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
160 conserved acres
under 1% of Brothersvalley Township’s land. Who manages Brothersvalley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife159 ac
County5 ac
State Resource Management Area · 159 acAgricultural Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, 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 082 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 158 | Open |
| State Game Land 050 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Brothersvalley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brothersvalley Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Brothersvalley Township
Cover Hill2,831 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
1Volleyball
1Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Beechdale BridgeStructure · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Brothersvalley 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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Brothersvalley Township →
Next door
Brothersvalley Township and its neighbors
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Summit Township17 miBlack Township16 miSomerset Township15 miAllegheny Township12 miStonycreek Township10 miLarimer Township8.2 miBrothersvalley Township5.9 miNorthampton Township3.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothersvalley Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 5% | D |
| Northampton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Allegheny Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stonycreek Township | 5% | 0.2 | 11 | 2% | C |
| Somerset Township | 8% | 0.2 | 56 | 8% | B− |
| Summit Township | 2% | 0.4 | 103 | 34% | B− |
| Black Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Larimer Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brothersvalley Township
How much of Brothersvalley Township is conserved land?
under 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 Brothersvalley Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 82 and Berlin Community Grove don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brothersvalley Township?
28,168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brothersvalley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 172 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brothersvalley Township have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Brothersvalley 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 →