Fuller Preserve (Jere Knight Nature Trail)
Managed by Heritage Conservancy
62 acres2.4 mi of trail
Upper Field TrailLower Creek LoopBluebird TrailLoop Connection+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: PattiParker · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Springfield Township
27% of Springfield Township’s land is conserved: 5,348 acres
The biggest trail networks: Fuller Preserve (Jere Knight Nature Trail) (2.4 mi), Peppermint Road Park (1.4 mi), Jerry Pursell Nature Preserve (0.6 mi). 129 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #594 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
5,348 acres · of 30.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
129 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Highest peak
909 ft
The Lookout
What kind of outdoors town is Springfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springfield Township is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #594 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Springfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (129 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home29% 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 62%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 43%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Springfield Township’s 27% is ahead of 87% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Fuller Preserve (Jere Knight Nature Trail), with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Peppermint Road Park
Managed by Springfield Township
43 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jerry Pursell Nature Preserve
Managed by Heritage Conservancy
39 acres0.6 mi of trail
Pursell Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Flagpole Memorial Garden
Managed by Springfield Township
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5,348 conserved acres
27% of Springfield Township’s land. Who manages Springfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County8,666 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7,084 ac
Joint2,450 ac
Town or city637 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)145 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government43 ac
Not recorded620 ac
Agricultural Easement · 16,096 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,391 acConservation Easement · 924 acOther Easement · 328 acPrivate Agricultural · 321 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,688 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 414 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millett Holdings Ii, Llc Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 229 | Closed |
| Undeveloped (Buckwampum Mountain) Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 179 | Unknown |
| Fuller-Pursell Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 97 | Open |
| Meyles Inc Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 50 | Closed |
| Peppermint Road Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 43 | Open |
| Fuller/Pursell Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 39 | Closed |
| Hickory Lane Private Conservation | Not recorded | 14 | Closed |
| Mccarthy B Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 13 | Closed |
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
| Private Landowner Private Agricultural | Not recorded | 10 | Closed |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Springfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Springfield Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Springfield Township
The Lookout909 ft elevation
DirectionsBuckwampum Hill860 ft elevation
DirectionsCressman Hill673 ft elevation
DirectionsBitts Hill548 ft elevation
DirectionsMolasses Hill499 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Springfield Township
Haycock Camping Ministries
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails
Named trails
Upper Field Trail1.1 mi
Lower Creek Loop0.8 mi
Pursell Loop0.7 mi
Bluebird Trail0.2 mi
Upper Bucks Rail Trail0.1 mi
Loop Connection0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Springfield Township: April to June 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) | 38 | 41 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Springfield Township →
Next door
Springfield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Haycock Township25 miUpper Saucon Township18 miLower Saucon Township16 miSpringfield Township6.9 miNockamixon Township4.8 miMilford Township3.9 miRichland Township2.2 miDurham Township0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | 27% | 0.2 | 25 | 29% | B |
| Upper Saucon Township | 8% | 0.8 | 39 | 80% | A− |
| Lower Saucon Township | 10% | 0.7 | 68 | 65% | A− |
| Nockamixon Township | 31% | 0.2 | 367 | 42% | A− |
| Milford Township | 15% | 0.1 | 102 | 83% | A− |
| Haycock Township | 54% | 1.2 | 1,562 | 56% | A |
| Richland Township | 15% | 0.1 | 58 | 90% | A− |
| Durham Township | 39% | 0.1 | 55 | 45% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Springfield Township
Where can I hike in Springfield Township?
The longest trail networks: Fuller Preserve (Jere Knight Nature Trail), 2.4 miles; Peppermint Road Park, 1.4 miles; Jerry Pursell Nature Preserve, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Springfield Township is conserved land?
27% 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 Springfield Township’s trails?
Fuller Preserve (Jere Knight Nature Trail) and Peppermint Road Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Springfield Township?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Springfield Township?
34,806 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 129 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springfield Township have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #594 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 Springfield 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 →