State Game Lands Number 110
Managed by Pennsylvania Game Commission
1,579 acres7.6 mi of trail
Appalachian National Scenic TrailSand Spring Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Upper Bern Township
50% of Upper Bern Township’s land is conserved: 5,653 acres
The biggest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 110 (7.6 mi). 8.8 miles of mapped trail cross Upper Bern Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
50%
5,653 acres · of 17.7 sq mi of land
Trails
8.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Upper Bern Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Upper Bern Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Bern Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Upper Bern Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land50% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home47% 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 68%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper Bern Township’s 50% is ahead of 98% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 State Game Lands Number 110, with 7.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest
Nature preserve
422 acres0.4 mi of trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Weiser State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
422 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
5,653 conserved acres
50% of Upper Bern Township’s land. Who manages Upper Bern Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County13,387 ac
State fish & wildlife3,196 ac
State natural resources763 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits302 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)135 ac
Town or city78 ac
Joint10 ac
Agricultural Easement · 13,747 acState Resource Management Area · 2,362 acState Recreation Area · 1,598 acForest Stewardship Easement · 123 acConservation Easement · 41 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,612 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Land 110 State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,598 | Open |
| Sgl 110 State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,598 | Open |
| Weiser State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 763 | Open |
| Auburn Municipal Authority Local Park | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Shartlesville Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Upper Bern Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Upper Bern Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Upper Bern Township
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Upper Bern Township
Appalachian CampgroundFee
DirectionsMountain Springs Camping ResortFee
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.0 miHorses · 2.0 miUnpaved · 3.4 mi
Appalachian National Scenic Trail3.4 mi
Sand Spring Trail0.2 mi
Tom Lowe Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Kauffman MillBuilding · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Upper Bern Township: April and May
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) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Upper Bern Township →
Next door
Upper Bern Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Upper Tulpehocken Township14 miTilden Township11 miUpper Bern Township8.8 miSouth Manheim Township5.7 miCentre Township1.5 miShartlesville0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bern Township | 50% | 0.5 | 10 | 47% | B+ |
| Upper Tulpehocken Township | 51% | 0.6 | 9 | 30% | B |
| South Manheim Township | 14% | 0.3 | 6 | 47% | B− |
| Shartlesville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Tilden Township | 28% | 0.6 | 59 | 31% | A− |
| Centre Township | 36% | 0.1 | 1 | 25% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper Bern Township
Where can I hike in Upper Bern Township?
The longest trail networks: State Game Lands Number 110, 7.6 miles; Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Upper Bern Township is conserved land?
50% 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 Upper Bern Township’s trails?
State Game Lands Number 110 and Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Upper Bern Township?
39,602 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Bern Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,052 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Bern Township have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Upper Bern 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 →