Grist Mill Park
Managed by Borough of Hellertown
40 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Mike Kalasnik from Fort Mill, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Hellertown
12% of Hellertown’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Hellertown, 1.4 per square mile of land. 12% of Hellertown’s land is conserved, about 102 acres.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #64 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
102 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
114 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Hellertown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hellertown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hellertown is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #64 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hellertown’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (114 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 94%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hellertown’s 12% is ahead of 64% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% 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.
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 Grist Mill Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Morris J. Dimmick Park
Managed by Borough of Hellertown
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Water Authority Park
Managed by Borough of Hellertown
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Water Street Park
Managed by Borough of Hellertown
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Grist Mill Park40 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Borough of Hellertown
DirectionsTumminello Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Borough of Hellertown
DirectionsWater Street Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Borough of Hellertown
DirectionsMorris J. Dimmick Park18 acres · Borough of Hellertown
DirectionsWater Authority Park9 acres · Borough of Hellertown
DirectionsWho protects it
102 conserved acres
12% of Hellertown’s land. Who manages Hellertown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government97 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Local Park · 100 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Iron Site Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 33 | Open |
| Dimmick Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 25 | Open |
| Gristmill Park – North Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| Gristmill Park – South Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Water Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Tuminello Tract Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Whittaker Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Hellertown Library Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
8 places to go in Hellertown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hellertown
Phyliss's Park
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Hellertown
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
3Soccer
2Beach volleyball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Hellertown: April to June
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 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Hellertown →
Next door
Hellertown and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellertown | 12% | 1.4 | 19 | 99%+ | A |
| Lower Saucon Township | 10% | 0.7 | 68 | 65% | A− |
| Bethlehem | 5% | 0.9 | 8 | 99% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hellertown
Where can I hike in Hellertown?
The longest trail networks: Grist Mill Park, 0.3 miles; Water Street Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hellertown is conserved land?
12% 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 Hellertown’s trails?
Grist Mill Park and Morris J. Dimmick Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hellertown?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hellertown?
19,978 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hellertown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 114 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hellertown have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #64 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 Hellertown 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 →