Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area
Managed by Allegheny Land Trust
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Cool Spirit Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Liberty
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Liberty
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Liberty, 1.0 per square mile of land. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
35 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Liberty?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Liberty have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Liberty is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Liberty’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 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 84%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Liberty’s 4% is ahead of 28% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% 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 Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Thelma S. Wunderley Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
4% of Liberty’s land. Who manages Liberty’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government22 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits11 ac
Not recorded19 ac
Private Conservation · 30 acLocal Park · 23 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Man's Hollow Private Conservation | Not recorded | 30 | Open |
| Manor Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Latrobe Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Liberty Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Liberty
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Liberty
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Liberty
1104
Directions1118
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
Cool Spirit Trail0.3 mi
Black Oak Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Basketball
2Multi-sport
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Liberty: April 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) | 38 | 41 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Liberty →
Next door
Liberty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 4% | 1.0 | 16 | 99%+ | A− |
| Lincoln | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| McKeesport | 5% | 0.7 | 10 | 94% | B+ |
| Glassport | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 95% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Liberty
Where can I hike in Liberty?
The longest trail networks: Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Liberty is conserved land?
4% 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 Liberty’s trails?
Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area and Thelma S. Wunderley Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Liberty?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Liberty?
13,046 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Liberty or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Liberty have?
Ahead of 84% 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 Liberty 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 →