Green Valley Township Park
Park
40 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in New Sewickley Township
New Sewickley Township has 204 acres of parks, 29 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Green Valley Township Park (1.2 mi). 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross New Sewickley Township.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #935 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
555 acres · of 32.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
204 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,388 ft
Big Knob
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Sewickley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Sewickley Township is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #935 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Sewickley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (204 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home12% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 10%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so New Sewickley Township’s 3% is ahead of 18% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
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The longest trail network is Green Valley Township Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
American Legion Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
555 conserved acres
3% of New Sewickley Township’s land. Who manages New Sewickley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,469 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government103 ac
Not recorded82 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,469 acLocal Park · 185 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 370 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 23 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Township Park Local Park | Not recorded | 173 | Unknown |
| Big Knob Grange Fairgrounds Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in New Sewickley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Sewickley Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in New Sewickley Township
Snake Run
DirectionsPeaks in New Sewickley Township
Big Knob1,388 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & 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
11Baseball
5Soccer
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in New Sewickley Township: April, May, August and September
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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Sewickley Township →
Next door
New Sewickley Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cranberry Township17 miMarion Township6.7 miNorth Sewickley Township6.3 miNew Sewickley Township1.5 miEconomy0.8 miRochester Township0.4 miFreedom0.0 miConway0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Sewickley Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 29 | 12% | C |
| Freedom | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 88% | C− |
| Cranberry Township | 4% | 0.7 | 16 | 65% | B+ |
| Economy | 3% | under 0.1 | 37 | 42% | C+ |
| North Sewickley Township | 7% | 0.3 | 70 | 27% | B |
| Marion Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rochester Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 67% | C− |
| Conway | 3% | under 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Sewickley Township
Where can I hike in New Sewickley Township?
The longest trail networks: Green Valley Township Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Sewickley Township is conserved land?
3% 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 Sewickley Township’s trails?
Green Valley Township Park and American Legion Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Sewickley Township?
17,371 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Sewickley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 204 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Sewickley Township have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #935 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 Sewickley 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 →