Moul Field
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hanover
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Hanover
50 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hanover, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Hanover’s land is conserved, about 46 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #853 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
46 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Hanover?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hanover have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanover is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #853 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Hanover’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home99% 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 40%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 18%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hanover’s 2% is ahead of 13% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% of 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.
Hanover Borough Arboretum
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Moul Field12 acres
Myers Park2 acres
DirectionsHanover Borough Arboretum2 acres
Wirt Park2 acres
DirectionsDeGuy Avenue Playground1 acres
Who protects it
46 conserved acres
2% of Hanover’s land. Who manages Hanover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government46 ac
Local Recreation Area · 29 acLocal Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Grouse Farmhouse Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Moul Field Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Good Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| West Hanover Street Playground and Tennis Courts Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Elm Avenue Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Myer Memorial Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Wirt Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| DeGuy Avenue Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Attlesberger Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Baer Avenue Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Hanover
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hanover
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
9Pickleball
6Tennis
4Basketball
3Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hanover: 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 | 43 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Hanover →
Next door
Hanover and its neighbors
Hanover has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover | 2% | 0.1 | 3 | 99% | C+ |
| Penn Township | 8% | 1.3 | 27 | 83% | A |
| Parkville | — 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 Hanover
How much of Hanover is conserved land?
2% 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 Hanover’s trails?
Moul Field and Myers Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hanover?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hanover?
6,383 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hanover have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #853 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Hanover 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 →