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A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Upper Uwchlan Township

26% of Upper Uwchlan Township’s land is conserved: 1,835 acres

19 miles of mapped trail cross Upper Uwchlan Township, 1.7 per square mile of land. 1,672 acres are parks and preserves, 129 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Marsh Creek State Park (16.1 mi), Upland Farms Park (0.5 mi), Hickory Park (0.5 mi).

Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #35 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Conserved land
26%
1,835 acres · of 10.9 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,672 ac
129 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.7 mi
6.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
4 boat launches

What kind of outdoors town is Upper Uwchlan Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild26% of the land is conserved; a typical Pennsylvania town, 8%.A trail town1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 91% of U.S. towns.Room to roam129 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Upper Uwchlan Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Upper Uwchlan Township is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #35 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.

A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Upper Uwchlan Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land26% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land129 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,672 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home85% 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 97%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 97%

Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Upper Uwchlan Township’s 26% is ahead of 87% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.

Water is 7% of Upper Uwchlan Township’s area (1 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 25%.

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.

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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 Marsh Creek State Park, with 16.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Marsh Creek State Park

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
1,366 acres16.1 mi of trail
Yellow TrailWhite TrailRed TrailBlue Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗

Upland Farms Park

Park
47 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Hickory Park

Managed by Upper Uwchlan Township
32 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Fellowship Field

Managed by Upper Uwchlan Township
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Marsh Creek State Park1,366 acres · 16.1 mi of trail · Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
Directions
Upland Farms Park47 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Directions
Hickory Park32 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Upper Uwchlan Township
Directions
Fellowship Field17 acres · Upper Uwchlan Township
Directions
Route 401 Open Space2 acres · Upper Uwchlan Township
Directions
Who protects it

1,835 conserved acres

26% of Upper Uwchlan Township’s land. Water is left out: Upper Uwchlan Township has 10.9 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Upper Uwchlan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks2,752 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits518 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government258 ac
Joint53 ac
Town or city3 ac
Not recorded1,413 ac
State Park · 4,137 acConservation Easement · 561 acLocal Recreation Area · 165 acLocal Park · 97 acLocal Other or Unknown · 28 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 180 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 48 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Marsh Creek State Park
State Park
State parks4,137Open
Upper Uwchlan Twp Open Space
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government55Open
Upland Farm Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government55Open
Eagle Hunt Open Space
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government55Open
Hickory Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government39Open
Struble Trail
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government33Open
Eagle Twp. Open Space
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government23Open
Fellowship Road Soccer Fields
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government15Open
TU1 Soccer Field
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government7Open
West Vincent Land Trust Land
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits4Unknown

3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

14 places to go in Upper Uwchlan Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Upper Uwchlan Township
marsh creek playgroundIn Marsh Creek State Park
Directions

Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

5 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.7 miHorses · 2.3 miUnpaved · 9.2 mi
Yellow Trail4.3 mi
White Trail1.3 mi
Red Trail0.9 mi
Blue Trail0.7 mi
Green Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Marsh Creek ReservoirreservoirPickering Creek
Biking & sports

7.7 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

6.7 mi
off-road bike paths
1.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Yellow TrailBike route
5.1 mi
Courts & fields
7Tennis
4Soccer
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Wheelen HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About it
Larkin Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1980
About it
Byers Station Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2002
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Upper Uwchlan Township: April to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)394251637381868477655444
Rain (in)3.42.84.23.83.94.54.84.34.84.33.34.1

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. The climate in Upper Uwchlan Township →

Next door

Upper Uwchlan Township and its neighbors

Upper Uwchlan Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Upper Uwchlan Township19 miWallace Township18 miWest Vincent Township15 miEast Nantmeal Township12 miEast Brandywine Township6.2 miUwchlan Township2.9 miEagleview0.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Upper Uwchlan Township26%1.712985%A+
East Brandywine Township14%0.62176%A−
Uwchlan Township8%0.31587%B+
West Vincent Township34%0.910659%A
East Nantmeal Township49%0.811729%A−
Eagleview— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wallace Township21%1.531380%A+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Upper Uwchlan Township

Where can I hike in Upper Uwchlan Township?

The longest trail networks: Marsh Creek State Park, 16.1 miles; Upland Farms Park, 0.5 miles; Hickory Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Upper Uwchlan Township is conserved land?

26% 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 Uwchlan Township’s trails?

Marsh Creek State Park and Upland Farms Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Upper Uwchlan Township?

7.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of off-road paths and 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Yellow Trail.

Is there public land near Upper Uwchlan Township?

31,760 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Upper Uwchlan Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,821 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Upper Uwchlan Township have?

Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #35 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 Upper Uwchlan 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 →