Photo: User:Smallbones on English Wikipedia. · Public domainMarple Township has 19 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Delco Woods (6.1 mi), Hildacy Preserve (2.4 mi), Kent Park (0.5 mi). 8% of Marple Township’s land is conserved, about 487 acres.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #130 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Marple Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Marple Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marple Township is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #130 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Marple Township’s 8% is ahead of 47% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 92% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Delco Woods, with 6.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hildacy Preserve
Veterans Memorial Park
All 8 parks & preserves
487 conserved acres
8% of Marple Township’s land. Who manages Marple Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 40 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxon Hollow Golf Club Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 151 | Unknown |
| Hildacy Farm Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 112 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 72 | Open |
| Stanfield Lane Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 29 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 24 | Open |
| Lawrence Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| County Land Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Open |
| Larchmont Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| New Ardmore Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 14 | Open |
| Marple Newtown Swim Club Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
15 places to go in Marple Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Marple 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marple Township →
Marple Township and its neighbors
Marple Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marple Township | 8% | 1.8 | 22 | 94% | A |
| Haverford Township | 8% | 2.1 | 10 | 98% | A |
| Upper Providence Township | 10% | 1.1 | 35 | 96% | A |
| Broomall | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Springfield Township | 7% | 2.9 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Newtown Township | 6% | 0.8 | 16 | 94% | A− |
| Radnor Township | 12% | 1.1 | 18 | 96% | A |
| Nether Providence Township | 7% | 2.4 | 14 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marple Township
Where can I hike in Marple Township?
The longest trail networks: Delco Woods, 6.1 miles; Hildacy Preserve, 2.4 miles; Kent Park, 0.5 miles; Veterans Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marple Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Marple Township’s trails?
Delco Woods and Hildacy Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marple Township?
25,024 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marple Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 539 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marple Township have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 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 Marple Township neighbors.
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 →