Tom's Run Conservation Area
Managed by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
245 acres3.2 mi of trail
White Blaze TrailYellow Blaze Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗
Photo: Steveweb · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ohio Township
Ohio Township has 13 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
350 acres are parks and preserves, 48 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Tom's Run Conservation Area (3.2 mi), Ohio Township Community Park (1.7 mi). 8% of Ohio Township’s land is conserved, about 345 acres.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #285 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
345 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
350 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Ohio Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ohio Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ohio Township is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #285 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ohio Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (350 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home45% 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 82%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 73%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Ohio Township’s 8% is ahead of 48% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 92% 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 Tom's Run Conservation Area, with 3.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ohio Township Community Park
Park
80 acres1.7 mi of trail
Iroquois Trail [C]Western Trail [B]Connector TrailNorthern Trail [A]
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Ohio Twp Connector Conservation Area - ALT
Nature preserve
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
345 conserved acres
8% of Ohio Township’s land. Who manages Ohio Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits258 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government88 ac
Not recorded269 ac
Private Conservation · 525 acLocal Park · 86 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toms Run Nature Reserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 501 | Open |
| Ohio Township Municipal Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 83 | Open |
| Toms Run Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 14 | Unknown |
| Ohio Township Park Connector Private Conservation | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Nicholson Road Ballfield Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Avonworth Community Park (A.C.O.R.D.) Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Sewickley Hills Municipal Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Avonworth Community Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ohio Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Ohio Township
Bear Run Village Community Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Ohio Township
NorthRidge Playground
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
White Blaze Trail2.3 mi
Tom's Trail0.8 mi
Iroquois Trail [C]0.5 mi
Western Trail [B]0.5 mi
Connector Trail0.5 mi
Northern Trail [A]0.3 mi
Yellow Blaze Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Football
1Multi-sport
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ohio Township: April 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Ohio Township →
Next door
Ohio Township and its neighbors
Ohio Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Township | 8% | 1.8 | 48 | 45% | A− |
| Sewickley Hills | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Franklin Park | 8% | 1.6 | 34 | 58% | A− |
| Kilbuck Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ross Township | 4% | 0.9 | 11 | 92% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ohio Township
Where can I hike in Ohio Township?
The longest trail networks: Tom's Run Conservation Area, 3.2 miles; Ohio Township Community Park, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ohio 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 Ohio Township’s trails?
Tom's Run Conservation Area and Ohio Township Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ohio Township?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ohio Township?
20,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ohio Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 350 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ohio Township have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #285 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 Ohio 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 →