Tioga State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
2,316 acres8.4 mi of trail
Niles Valley TrailRoe TrailRoot Hollow TrailSmith Run Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Middlebury Township
17% of Middlebury Township’s land is conserved: 5,481 acres
The biggest trail networks: Tioga State Forest (8.4 mi), State Game Lands Number 37 (7.1 mi), Tioga-Hammond Lakes (6.9 mi). 28 miles of mapped trail cross Middlebury Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
5,481 acres · of 49.8 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Middlebury Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Middlebury Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Middlebury Township is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Middlebury Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (28 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Middlebury Township’s 17% is ahead of 75% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. 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 Tioga State Forest, with 8.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Game Lands Number 37
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
3,172 acres7.1 mi of trail
Mid-State TrailC. Lynn Keller Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Tioga-Hammond Lakes
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,981 acres6.9 mi of trail
C. Lynn Keller Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
5,481 conserved acres
17% of Middlebury Township’s land. Who manages Middlebury Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,172 ac
State natural resources2,309 ac
State Resource Management Area · 5,481 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 037 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,172 | Open |
| Tioga State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,309 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Middlebury Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Middlebury Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 5.5 miUnpaved · 1.8 mi
Niles Valley Trail2.7 mi
Mid-State Trail2.2 mi
Roe Trail2.0 mi
Root Hollow Trail1.4 mi
Smith Run Trail1.3 mi
C. Lynn Keller Trail1.0 mi
Hemlock Flats Trail0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Middlebury Township: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Middlebury Township →
Next door
Middlebury Township and its neighbors
Middlebury Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Middlebury Township28 miDelmar Township25 miCharleston Township6.9 miChatham Township6.7 miFarmington Township3.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury Township | 17% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Chatham Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Farmington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Charleston Township | 7% | 0.1 | 167 | 28% | B |
| Delmar Township | 15% | 0.3 | 3 | 1% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Middlebury Township
Where can I hike in Middlebury Township?
The longest trail networks: Tioga State Forest, 8.4 miles; State Game Lands Number 37, 7.1 miles; Tioga-Hammond Lakes, 6.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Middlebury Township is conserved land?
17% 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 Middlebury Township’s trails?
Tioga State Forest and State Game Lands Number 37 don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Middlebury Township?
50,547 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middlebury Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,523 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Middlebury Township have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Middlebury 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 →