Proposed Park - City of Lower Burrell (90 ac)
Managed by City of Lower Burrell
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Upper Burrell Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Upper Burrell Township
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Upper Burrell Township. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 7.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 15.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Upper Burrell Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Burrell Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Upper Burrell Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home11% 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 10%
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Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper Burrell Township’s under 1% is ahead of 0% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Upper Burrell Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Upper Burrell Township’s land. Who manages Upper Burrell Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Local Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp John D. Bell Township Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Camp John D Bell Twp Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
3Soccer
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).
Byerly HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Upper Burrell 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Upper Burrell Township →
Next door
Upper Burrell Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Murrysville42 miPlum40 miAllegheny Township11 miLower Burrell5.2 miWashington Township4.7 miUpper Burrell Township0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Burrell Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 11% | D |
| Murrysville | 8% | 1.1 | 94 | 77% | A |
| Allegheny Township | 4% | 0.4 | 112 | 46% | B |
| Plum | 7% | 1.4 | 47 | 58% | A− |
| Washington Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 14% | C− |
| Lower Burrell | 2% | 0.5 | 18 | 58% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Upper Burrell Township
How much of Upper Burrell Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Burrell Township’s trails?
Proposed Park - City of Lower Burrell (90 ac) doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Upper Burrell Township?
11,305 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Burrell Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Upper Burrell Township have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Burrell 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 →