Hilltown Civic Association Park
Park
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Green Hills Farm · Photo: Smallbones · CC0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hilltown Township
13% of Hilltown Township’s land is conserved: 2,250 acres
617 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Hilltown Civic Association Park (0.5 mi). 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hilltown Township.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #547 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
2,250 acres · of 27.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
617 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Hilltown Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hilltown Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hilltown Township is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #547 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hilltown Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (617 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home77% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 47%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Hilltown Township’s 13% is ahead of 66% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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 Hilltown Civic Association Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,250 conserved acres
13% of Hilltown Township’s land. Who manages Hilltown Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,664 ac
Town or city1,164 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits402 ac
Joint278 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)106 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government59 ac
Not recorded780 ac
Agricultural Easement · 4,254 acRecreation or Education Easement · 526 acConservation Easement · 430 acLocal Other or Unknown · 404 acOther Easement · 394 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,405 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 14 of 161 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Township Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 256 | Open |
| Undeveloped (Dry Dam) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 138 | Unknown |
| Hockman Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 74 | Closed |
| Rice Tract Local Park | Not recorded | 57 | Open |
| Long Leaf Estates Local Park | Not recorded | 47 | Unknown |
| Pleasant Meadows Local Park | Not recorded | 38 | Unknown |
| Levitties Tract Local Park | Not recorded | 36 | Open |
| Hilltown Township Greenway Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Open |
| Summer Lea Local Park | Not recorded | 24 | Unknown |
| Hilltown Ridge Local Park | Not recorded | 22 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Hilltown Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hilltown Township
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Baseball
8Tennis
7Basketball
5Soccer
2Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Hilltown Township: 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Hilltown Township →
Next door
Hilltown Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bedminster Township20 miNew Britain Township12 miWest Rockhill Township3.1 miHatfield Township2.9 miHilltown Township1.3 miPerkasie0.9 miTelford0.0 miDublin0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltown Township | 13% | under 0.1 | 37 | 77% | B+ |
| New Britain Township | 24% | 0.8 | 150 | 94% | A+ |
| Telford | 5% | under 0.1 | 7 | 99%+ | B− |
| Dublin | 3% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Bedminster Township | 33% | 0.6 | 193 | 61% | A |
| Perkasie | 10% | 0.4 | 15 | 99%+ | A− |
| Hatfield Township | 5% | 0.3 | 17 | 99%+ | B+ |
| West Rockhill Township | 17% | 0.2 | 81 | 72% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hilltown Township
Where can I hike in Hilltown Township?
The longest trail networks: Hilltown Civic Association Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hilltown Township is conserved land?
13% 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 Hilltown Township’s trails?
Hilltown Civic Association Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hilltown Township?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hilltown Township?
36,159 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hilltown Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 617 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hilltown Township have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #547 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 Hilltown 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 →