Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
15 acres1 mi of trail
Sunrise TrailWest Meadow LoopCreekside TrailBeechtree Trail+1
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in New Britain
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in New Britain
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross New Britain, 1.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve (1 mi).
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #198 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
37 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is New Britain?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Britain have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Britain is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #198 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Britain’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 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 86%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 81%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so New Britain’s 5% is ahead of 34% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% 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 Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
37 conserved acres
5% of New Britain’s land. Who manages New Britain’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government30 ac
Town or city6 ac
Joint3 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
Not recorded6 ac
Local Conservation Area · 17 acLocal Park · 12 acForest Stewardship Easement · 6 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 acConservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| Covered Bridge Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Buckingham Township Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Orchard Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in New Britain
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Britain
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Sunrise Trail0.2 mi
Creekside Trail0.2 mi
West Meadow Loop0.1 mi
Beechtree Trail0.1 mi
East Meadow Loop0.1 mi
Pine Tree Trail0.1 mi
Sunset Trail0.1 mi
Lenape Trail0.1 mi
Scout Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in New Britain: 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 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Britain →
Next door
New Britain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Britain | 5% | 1.4 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Doylestown Township | 21% | 0.5 | 82 | 94% | A |
| New Britain Township | 24% | 0.8 | 150 | 94% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Britain
Where can I hike in New Britain?
The longest trail networks: Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Britain is conserved land?
5% 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 New Britain’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Britain?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near New Britain?
17,733 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Britain or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Britain have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #198 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 New Britain 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 →