Forbes State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
1,430 acres13.1 mi of trail
PWS Trail SystemSpruce Run TrailLaurel Highlands Hiking TrailSummit Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Jenner Township
Jenner Township has 2,731 acres of parks, 752 for every 1,000 residents
15% of Jenner Township’s land is conserved, about 6,341 acres. 65 miles of mapped trail cross Jenner Township, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Forbes State Forest (13.1 mi), Laurel Ridge State Park (10.2 mi), State Game Lands Number 42 (8.1 mi).
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #281 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
6,341 acres · of 64.6 sq mi of land
Trails
65 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,731 ac
752 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,910 ft
Sugar Camp Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Jenner Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jenner Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jenner Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #281 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Jenner Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (65 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land752 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,731 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home18% 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 82%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 73%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Jenner Township’s 15% is ahead of 72% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% 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 Forbes State Forest, with 13.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Laurel Ridge State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
1,766 acres10.2 mi of trail
Laurel Highlands Hiking TrailLHHT - US30 Shelter Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail ParkingWebsite ↗
State Game Lands Number 42
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,756 acres8.1 mi of trail
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Laurel Mountain State Park
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
20 acres0.3 mi of trail
Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
6,341 conserved acres
15% of Jenner Township’s land. Who manages Jenner Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,979 ac
State parks1,786 ac
State natural resources1,431 ac
County858 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government848 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits751 ac
Not recorded929 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,410 acState Park · 1,786 acLocal Park · 928 acAgricultural Easement · 858 acLocal Recreation Area · 848 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 219 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 042 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,979 | Open |
| Laurel Ridge State Park State Park | State parks | 1,766 | Open |
| Forbes State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,431 | Open |
| Quemahoning Family Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 848 | Open |
| Quemahoning Reservoir Local Park | Not recorded | 848 | Open |
| Manufacturers Water Co.Tracts Local Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 750 | Open |
| Jennerstown Borough Park Local Park | Not recorded | 81 | Open |
| Laurel Mountain State Park State Park | State parks | 19 | Open |
| AMD Treatment Facility Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
| Mallards Rest (AMD Treatment) Private Conservation | Not recorded | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
6 places to go in Jenner Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jenner Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Jenner Township
Sugar Camp Hill2,910 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 42
DirectionsMystery Hill2,881 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 42
DirectionsIrwin Hill2,848 ft elevation
DirectionsPike's Peak2,848 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 42
DirectionsMiddle Hill2,795 ft elevation · In State Game Lands Number 42
DirectionsTrails & water
19 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 18.9 miHorses · 15.4 miUnpaved · 20.1 mi
Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail8.8 mi
PWS Trail System3.3 mi
Spruce Run Trail2.5 mi
Que Trail - W2.0 mi
Summit Trail1.6 mi
Towhee Trail0.8 mi
SB2W Trail0.8 mi
Loop Trail0.7 mi
Bill Alberts Trail0.6 mi
Insbruck Trail0.6 mi
9 more trails
Que Trail - Green Bridge Loop
0.6 miPheasant Ridge Trail
0.5 miWonderland Trail
0.3 miLippo's Loop
0.3 miCook'n Trail
0.3 miLHHT - US30 Shelter Trail
0.2 miSweet 16 Trail
0.1 miBurma Trail
0.1 miSB2W Connector
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Courts & fields
7Soccer
4Baseball
2Basketball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jenner Township: April, May 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Jenner Township →
Next door
Jenner Township and its neighbors
Jenner Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jenner Township65 miLigonier Township55 miFairfield Township40 miQuemahoning Township28 miConemaugh Township17 miLincoln Township15 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenner Township | 15% | 1.0 | 752 | 18% | A− |
| Ligonier Township | 18% | 0.6 | 191 | 30% | A− |
| Quemahoning Township | 9% | 0.8 | 1,183 | 13% | A− |
| Conemaugh Township | 5% | 0.4 | 185 | 8% | B |
| Fairfield Township | 11% | 0.7 | 438 | 8% | B+ |
| Lincoln Township | 12% | 0.6 | 352 | 8% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jenner Township
Where can I hike in Jenner Township?
The longest trail networks: Forbes State Forest, 13.1 miles; Laurel Ridge State Park, 10.2 miles; State Game Lands Number 42, 8.1 miles; Laurel Mountain State Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jenner Township is conserved land?
15% 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 Jenner Township’s trails?
Forbes State Forest and Laurel Ridge State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jenner Township?
64,755 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jenner Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,155 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jenner Township have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #281 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 Jenner 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 →