Heritage Rail Trail County Park
Managed by York County Department of Parks and Recreation
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Skabat169 · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Glen Rock
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Glen Rock
4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Glen Rock, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Glen Rock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Glen Rock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glen Rock is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Glen Rock’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home97% 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 33%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Glen Rock’s 1% is ahead of 5% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Glen Rock. 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 C− to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
1% of Glen Rock’s land. Who manages Glen Rock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded3 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Rail Trail County Park Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Glen Rock Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Glen Rock: April to June 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 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Glen Rock →
Questions about parks and trails in Glen Rock
How much of Glen Rock 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 Glen Rock’s trails?
Heritage Rail Trail County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Glen Rock?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Glen Rock?
7,444 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glen Rock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Glen Rock have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Glen Rock 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 →