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Outdoors in Hamiltonban Township

39% of Hamiltonban Township’s land is conserved: 9,635 acres

934 acres are parks and preserves, 389 per 1,000 residents. 46 miles of mapped trail cross Hamiltonban Township, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Michaux State Forest (32.4 mi), Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve (7.8 mi).

Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
39%
9,635 acres · of 39.1 sq mi of land
Trails
46 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
934 ac
389 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.6 mi
4.6 mi paths
Highest peak
1,880 ft
The Knob
Lakes & rivers
2

What kind of outdoors town is Hamiltonban Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild39% of the land is conserved; a typical Pennsylvania town, 8%.Room to roam389 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.A trail town1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 84% of U.S. towns.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Hamiltonban Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamiltonban Township is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hamiltonban Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land39% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (46 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land389 acres of park per 1,000 residents (934 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home29% 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 88%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hamiltonban Township’s 39% is ahead of 96% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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.

12
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 Michaux State Forest, with 32.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Michaux State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
7,253 acres32.4 mi of trail
Copper Run TrailMiddle Creek TrailStone Quarry TrailGreen Ridge Trail+1
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve

Nature preserve
599 acres7.8 mi of trail
Foothills TrailSwamp Creek TrailBaker's Knob TrailQuarry Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

9,635 conserved acres

39% of Hamiltonban Township’s land. Who manages Hamiltonban Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources7,252 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits4,535 ac
County3,033 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)373 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government11 ac
Not recorded8,087 ac
State Resource Management Area · 17,093 acAgricultural Easement · 3,659 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,087 acLocal Park · 800 acConservation Easement · 491 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,393 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 62 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Michaux State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources16,525Open
East Branch Antietam Creek
Local Park
Not recorded790Unknown
Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources635Open
Gross Minerals Property
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits80Open
Municipal Land
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded13Open
Hamiltonban Community Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government11Open
Things to do

17 places to go in Hamiltonban Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Hamiltonban Township
The Knob1,880 ft elevation · In Michaux State Forest
Directions
Kepner Knob1,680 ft elevation · In Michaux State Forest
Directions
McCarrys Knob1,677 ft elevation
Directions
Pine Mountain1,575 ft elevation
Directions
Jacks Mountain1,542 ft elevation
Directions
Rupp Hill1,483 ft elevation
Directions
Tunnel Hill1,480 ft elevation
Directions
Marys Hill1,371 ft elevation
Directions
4 more peaks
Bakers Knob1,329 ft elevation
Directions
McGinley Hill902 ft elevation
Directions
Sugar Loaf823 ft elevation
Directions
Reservoir HillIn Michaux State Forest
Directions
Trails & water

25 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 19.9 miHorses · 21.4 miUnpaved · 24.3 mi
Copper Run Trail2.8 mi
Foothills Trail2.3 mi
Middle Creek Trail2.2 mi
Swamp Creek Trail2.1 mi
Stone Quarry Trail1.8 mi
Green Ridge Trail1.8 mi
Culp Ridge Trail1.7 mi
Sidetracked Trail1.4 mi
Kepnars Knob Trail1.3 mi
Snyders Hollow Track1.2 mi
15 more trails
Corner Ten Trail
1.1 mi
Baker's Knob Trail
1.0 mi
Royer Hollow Trail
1.0 mi
High Rock Road Bypass
0.9 mi
Tom's Creek Trail
0.7 mi
Mount Hope Trail
0.6 mi
Plantation Trail
0.6 mi
Peggy's Hill Trail
0.4 mi
Big Chief Trail
0.4 mi
Strawberry Hill Trail
0.3 mi
Heliport Trail
0.3 mi
Smokey Hole Trail
0.2 mi
Quarry Trail
0.2 mi
Woodchuck Campsite Access Trail
0.1 mi
County Line Trail
0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Carbaugh ReservoirreservoirLeo's Pondpond
Biking & sports

4.6 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

4.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Soccer
2Football
1Tracks
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places 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.

History →
Fairfield InnBuilding · listed 1973
About it
Jacks Mountain Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hamiltonban Township: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)374049617078828174635141
Rain (in)3.52.84.14.04.54.44.23.75.04.03.43.8

February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hamiltonban Township →

Next door

Hamiltonban Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Quincy Township90 miFranklin Township62 miHamiltonban Township46 miGuilford Township31 miLiberty Township9.2 miHighland Township5.6 miCarroll Valley1.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Hamiltonban Township39%1.238929%A
Franklin Township44%0.920511%A−
Liberty Township5%0.6under 110%C
Carroll Valley4%0.33180%B+
Highland Township17%0.5under 1under 1%C
Quincy Township42%2.05318%A
Guilford Township21%0.64627%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Hamiltonban Township

Where can I hike in Hamiltonban Township?

The longest trail networks: Michaux State Forest, 32.4 miles; Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve, 7.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Hamiltonban Township is conserved land?

39% 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 Hamiltonban Township’s trails?

OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Michaux State Forest (on leash) and Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Hamiltonban Township?

4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Hamiltonban Township?

66,602 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamiltonban Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8,282 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Hamiltonban Township have?

Ahead of 88% 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 Hamiltonban 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 →