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Outdoors in Loop

Few parks or trails are on the map in Loop

3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Loop, 0.1 per square mile of land. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
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.

State Game Lands Number 147

Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

under 1% of Loop’s land. Who manages Loop’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Local Park · 4 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Chimney Rocks Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government4Open
State Game Land 147
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife1Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & 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
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Loop: April to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)374150637381858476645241
Rain (in)2.62.33.23.53.93.83.73.63.93.22.92.9

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Loop →

Next door

Loop and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Loop— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Blair Township7%0.11351%B−
Frankstown Township23%0.616728%A−
Hollidaysburg7%2.02191%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Loop

Are dogs allowed on Loop’s trails?

State Game Lands Number 147 doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Loop?

32,147 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Loop or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Loop 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 →