Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.010% of Orwell Township’s land is conserved: 2,121 acres
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Orwell Township.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Orwell Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Orwell Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orwell Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Orwell Township’s 10% is ahead of 58% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% 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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2,121 conserved acres
10% of Orwell Township’s land. Who manages Orwell Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,121 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
4 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Orwell Township: May, July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Orwell Township →
Orwell Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell Township | 10% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Warren Township | 21% | 0.1 | 13 | 10% | C+ |
| Rome Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Pike Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Windham Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orwell Township
How much of Orwell Township is conserved land?
10% 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.
Is there public land near Orwell Township?
7,804 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orwell Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orwell Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Orwell 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 →