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Outdoors in Richland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Richland Township

35 acres are parks and preserves, 84 per 1,000 residents. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Richland Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
34 acres · of 15.1 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
84 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Highest peak
1,496 ft
Chestnut Ridge
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

34 conserved acres

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

Not recorded34 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 29 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Township Of Richland
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded26Open
Allegheny River Trail
Private Recreation or Education
Not recorded5Open
Richey Run
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded3Open
Borough Of St Petersburg
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded1Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Richland Township

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

Peaks in Richland Township
Chestnut Ridge1,496 ft elevation
Directions
Alum Rock1,188 ft elevation
Directions

Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

1.4 miles of bike routes

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

1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Football

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Richland 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)353948627280838275635039
Rain (in)3.32.53.43.83.84.84.63.93.83.43.23.3

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Richland Township →

Next door

Richland Township and its neighbors

Richland Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. 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
Richland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Perry Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hovey Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Emlenton— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Allegheny Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Scrubgrass Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Licking 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 Richland Township

Where can I bike in Richland Township?

1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Richland Township?

20,732 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Richland 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 →