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Outdoors in West Hamburg

Few parks or trails are on the map in West Hamburg

5% of West Hamburg’s land is conserved, about 94 acres. 99 acres are parks and preserves, 52 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross West Hamburg, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
94 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
99 ac
52 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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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.

Tilden Township Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

94 conserved acres

5% of West Hamburg’s land. Who manages West Hamburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources90 ac
Not recorded5 ac
State Recreation Area · 90 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kernsville Dam Recreational Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources90Open
Recreation Area
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded5Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
DS Trail0.1 mi
Basin Cut-Off Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports

1.9 miles of bike routes

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

1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in West Hamburg: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)374149627381868476655342
Rain (in)3.52.73.83.94.04.75.04.84.94.33.33.9

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in West Hamburg →

Next door

West Hamburg and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
West Hamburg— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tilden Township28%0.65931%A−
Hamburg7%0.51699%+A−

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

Questions about parks and trails in West Hamburg

Are dogs allowed on West Hamburg’s trails?

Tilden Township Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in West Hamburg?

1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near West Hamburg?

34,841 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Hamburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 99 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Hamburg 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 →