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Swamp Run south of Grove CityPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Pine Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pine Township

0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Township. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #1,029 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 25.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
2.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.5 mi
0.1 mi paths
Highest peak
1,470 ft
Gilmore Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Pine Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #1,029 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Township’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)#1,029 of 1,037

Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Pine Township’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.

NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pine Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hunter Farm Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Grove City Memorial Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

under 1% of Pine Township’s land. Who manages Pine Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Memorial Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government9Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Pine Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Pine Township
Gilmore Hill1,470 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

6.5 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
6.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Basketball
5Baseball
1Volleyball
1Multi-sport
1Football
1Soccer
1Pickleball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
August, Wendell, ForgeBuilding · listed 1996
About it
Jeremiah Sturgeon ChapelBuilding · listed 2025
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Pine 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)343847607179828175625039
Rain (in)3.22.53.34.04.04.64.83.94.03.53.33.3

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Township →

Next door

Pine Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Pine Townshipunder 1%under 0.1324%D
Grove City13%3.25599%+A+
Liberty Township4%under 0.1under 116%D
Wolf Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Findley Townshipunder 1%0.12110%C−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Pine Township

How much of Pine Township is conserved land?

under 1% 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 Pine Township’s trails?

Hunter Farm Park and Grove City Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Pine Township?

6.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths and 6.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Pine Township?

23,770 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Pine Township have?

Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1,029 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 Pine Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →