State Game Lands Number 60
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,308 acres6.8 mi of trail
Little Muddy Run Branch
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Gulich Township
Gulich Township has 662 acres of parks, 648 for every 1,000 residents
16% of Gulich Township’s land is conserved, about 1,985 acres. The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 60 (6.8 mi), Moshannon State Forest (4.6 mi). 13 miles of mapped trail cross Gulich Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
1,985 acres · of 20.0 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
662 ac
648 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Gulich Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gulich Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gulich Township is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gulich Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land648 acres of park per 1,000 residents (662 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home22% 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 79%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Gulich Township’s 16% is ahead of 72% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% 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 60, with 6.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Moshannon State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
606 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dawn TrailLittle Muddy Run Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Wopsononock Tract ParkingWebsite ↗
State Game Lands Number 158
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
32 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mountz Memorial Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,985 conserved acres
16% of Gulich Township’s land. Who manages Gulich Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,328 ac
State natural resources606 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government50 ac
Town or city19 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,328 acState Conservation Area · 606 acLocal Park · 50 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 060 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,308 | Open |
| Wopsononock Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 606 | Open |
| Mountz Memorial Park Addition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Mountz Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
| State Game Land 158 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 20 | Open |
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.4 miHorses · 7.9 miUnpaved · 4.7 mi
Dawn Trail3.9 mi
Houtzdale Line Trail1.2 mi
Little Muddy Run Branch0.3 mi
Little Muddy Run Trail0.2 mi
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.
Houtzdale Line TrailBike route
1.2 miCourts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Gulich Township: April, May and July to September
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 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gulich Township →
Next door
Gulich Township and its neighbors
Gulich Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Rush Township181 miGulich Township13 miBeccaria Township12 miSnyder Township8.4 miBigler Township6.6 miWoodward Township3.7 miRamey1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulich Township | 16% | 0.6 | 648 | 22% | A− |
| Beccaria Township | 12% | 0.3 | 4 | 20% | C+ |
| Rush Township | 61% | 1.2 | 1,097 | 46% | A |
| Ramey | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bigler Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Woodward Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 13% | D |
| Snyder Township | 25% | 0.2 | 13 | 18% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gulich Township
Where can I hike in Gulich Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 60, 6.8 miles; Moshannon State Forest, 4.6 miles; State Game Lands Number 158, 0.1 miles; Mountz Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gulich Township is conserved land?
16% 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 Gulich Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 60 and Moshannon State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gulich Township?
74,568 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gulich Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,997 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gulich Township have?
Ahead of 79% 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 Gulich 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 →