Weller Field
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fort Ligonier Site · Photo: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ligonier
7% of Ligonier’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. 7% of Ligonier’s land is conserved, about 22 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ligonier, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
22 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Ligonier?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ligonier have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ligonier is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ligonier’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks 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 73%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Ligonier’s 7% is ahead of 44% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
7% of Ligonier’s land. Who manages Ligonier’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Not recorded18 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 11 acLocal Park · 9 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weller Athletic Field Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Weller Athletic Field And Recreation Park Local Park | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Freeman Private Conservation | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Mellon Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Mellow Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| St. Clair Grove Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Diamond Park Renovation Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Ligonier
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ligonier
Friendship ParkIn Weller Field
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
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
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 Ligonier: 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 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ligonier →
Questions about parks and trails in Ligonier
Where can I hike in Ligonier?
The longest trail networks: Ligonier Diamond, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ligonier is conserved land?
7% 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 Ligonier’s trails?
Weller Field and Ligonier Diamond don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ligonier?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ligonier?
31,408 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ligonier or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ligonier have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Ligonier 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 →