Buchanan State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
3,399 acres23 mi of trail
Oak TrailRose TrailATV trailEvitts Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Cumberland Valley Township
Cumberland Valley Township has 147 miles of mapped trails, 2.5 for every square mile of land
18% of Cumberland Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 7,074 acres. The biggest trail networks: Buchanan State Forest (23 mi), State Game Lands Number 48 (8.3 mi). 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
7,074 acres · of 59.7 sq mi of land
Trails
147 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Cumberland Valley Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cumberland Valley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cumberland Valley Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cumberland Valley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (147 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land5.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 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 60%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Cumberland Valley Township’s 18% is ahead of 76% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Buchanan State Forest, with 23 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 48
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,621 acres8.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Martin Hill Wild Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
7,074 conserved acres
18% of Cumberland Valley Township’s land. Who manages Cumberland Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,620 ac
State natural resources3,447 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,756 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 7,054 acPrivate Conservation · 1,756 acState Wilderness · 12 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 048 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,620 | Open |
| Buchanan State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,434 | Open |
| Evitts Mountain Forest Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,756 | Closed |
| Martin Hill Wild Area State Wilderness | State natural resources | 12 | Open |
| Centerville Recreational Park Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Lake Koon Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.5 miHorses · 5.5 miUnpaved · 92.8 mi
Oak Trail1.0 mi
Rose Trail1.0 mi
ATV trail0.5 mi
Evitts Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cumberland Valley Township: April, July 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) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Cumberland Valley Township →
Next door
Cumberland Valley Township and its neighbors
Cumberland Valley Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Southampton Township151 miCumberland Valley Township147 miBedford Township122 miLondonderry Township107 miColerain Township87 miHarrison Township68 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Valley Township | 18% | 2.5 | 6 | 5% | B |
| Londonderry Township | 27% | 2.0 | under 1 | 5% | B− |
| Southampton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Colerain Township | 17% | 2.1 | 174 | 3% | A− |
| Harrison Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bedford Township | 3% | 1.8 | 63 | 21% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cumberland Valley Township
Where can I hike in Cumberland Valley Township?
The longest trail networks: Buchanan State Forest, 23 miles; State Game Lands Number 48, 8.3 miles; Martin Hill Wild Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cumberland Valley Township is conserved land?
18% 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 Cumberland Valley Township’s trails?
Buchanan State Forest and State Game Lands Number 48 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cumberland Valley Township?
66,186 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cumberland Valley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,353 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cumberland Valley Township have?
Ahead of 60% 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 Cumberland Valley 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 →