Squire Cheyney Farm Park
Park
22 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Squire Cheyney Farm · Photo: Smallbones · CC0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Thornbury Township
12% of Thornbury Township’s land is conserved: 288 acres
131 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Squire Cheyney Farm Park (0.8 mi), Goose Creek Park (0.5 mi). 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Thornbury Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #297 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
288 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
131 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Thornbury Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Thornbury Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Thornbury Township is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #297 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Thornbury Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (131 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 80%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 71%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Thornbury Township’s 12% is ahead of 63% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Squire Cheyney Farm Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
WCUSC Thornbury Soccer Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
288 conserved acres
12% of Thornbury Township’s land. Who manages Thornbury Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits545 ac
Town or city170 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government130 ac
Joint103 ac
Not recorded27 ac
Agricultural Easement · 616 acLocal Park · 178 acConservation Easement · 163 acOther Easement · 12 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 158 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Squire Cheyney Farm Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 53 | Open |
| Thornbury Soccer Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
| Waln Run Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 12 | Open |
| Brandywine Battlefield Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Thornbury Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Thornbury Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
17Golf
14Soccer
11Tennis
7Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Thornbury 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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 43 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Thornbury Township →
Next door
Thornbury Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbury Township | 12% | 0.6 | 41 | 65% | A− |
| Birmingham Township | 22% | 0.4 | 39 | 81% | A− |
| Westtown Township | 7% | 1.5 | 34 | 97% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Thornbury Township
Where can I hike in Thornbury Township?
The longest trail networks: Squire Cheyney Farm Park, 0.8 miles; Goose Creek Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Thornbury Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Thornbury Township’s trails?
Squire Cheyney Farm Park and Goose Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Thornbury Township?
23,442 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thornbury Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 131 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Thornbury Township have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #297 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 Thornbury 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 →