Kane Woods Nature Area
Nature preserve
68 acres2.4 mi of trail
Neville's Trail (green)Whiskey Boys Trail (yellow)Catfish Path (blue)Liberty Trail (red)+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Scott Township
8% of Scott Township’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7.3 miles of mapped trail cross Scott Township, 1.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Kane Woods Nature Area (2.4 mi), Twin Hills Trails Park (1.4 mi), Scott Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #153 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
188 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
7.3 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
174 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Scott Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scott Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #153 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scott Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (174 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 89%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 85%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Scott Township’s 8% is ahead of 47% 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 A− 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 Kane Woods Nature Area, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Twin Hills Trails Park
Nature preserve
26 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 7 parks & preserves
Kane Woods Nature Area68 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
DirectionsTwin Hills Trails Park26 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
DirectionsScott Park28 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsMunicipal Park3 acres
DirectionsSpinner Field Park3 acres
Gregg Street Park1 acres
Meadowlark Park1 acres
Who protects it
188 conserved acres
8% of Scott Township’s land. Who manages Scott Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits102 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government96 ac
Town or city30 ac
Not recorded96 ac
Private Conservation · 119 acLocal Park · 100 acLocal Other or Unknown · 43 acLocal Recreation Area · 37 acPrivate Forest Stewardship · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 24 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Woods Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 87 | Unknown |
| Kane Woods Nature Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 69 | Open |
| Scott Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 31 | Open |
| Scott Park Trail Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Scott Park Trail Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 27 | Open |
| Twin Hills Trails Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Open |
| Carleton Manor Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 24 | Open |
| Scott Township Municipal Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Unknown |
| Hope Street Acqusition Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Township Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
29 places to go in Scott Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Scott Township
5 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Public pools in Scott Township
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Scott Township
22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Scott Township
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Trails & water
8 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.5 mi
Neville's Trail (green)0.5 mi
Whiskey Boys Trail (yellow)0.3 mi
Catfish Path (blue)0.3 mi
Liberty Trail (red)0.3 mi
Tom the Tinker Trail (white)0.3 mi
Loop Trail (blue)0.3 mi
Molly's Hollow Trail (blue)0.1 mi
Meadow Walk0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Basketball
10Tennis
7Baseball
4Pickleball
2Multi-sport
2Beach volleyball
2Soccer
1Field hockey
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Scott 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Scott Township →
Next door
Scott Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pittsburgh118 miUpper St. Clair Township19 miCollier Township18 miMount Lebanon8.9 miScott Township7.3 miCarnegie0.5 miHeidelberg0.1 miGlendale0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | 8% | 1.9 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| Mount Lebanon | 7% | 1.5 | 8 | 95% | A− |
| Collier Township | 10% | 1.3 | 87 | 63% | A |
| Upper St. Clair Township | 15% | 1.9 | 44 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Glendale | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Carnegie | 6% | 0.3 | 8 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Heidelberg | 4% | 0.3 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Pittsburgh | 12% | 2.1 | 15 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Scott Township
Where can I hike in Scott Township?
The longest trail networks: Kane Woods Nature Area, 2.4 miles; Twin Hills Trails Park, 1.4 miles; Scott Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Scott 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 Scott Township’s trails?
Kane Woods Nature Area and Twin Hills Trails Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Scott Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Scott Township?
17,015 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scott Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 174 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #153 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 Scott 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 →