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Outdoors in Belle Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Belle Township

37% of Belle Township’s land is conserved, about 8,493 acres. 30 miles of mapped trail cross Belle Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
37%
8,493 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

8,493 conserved acres

37% of Belle Township’s land. Who manages Belle Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service10,044 ac
Conservation Easement · 10,044 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,493 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

The best walking months in Belle Township: August and September

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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222740556878838173574027
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.93.23.53.12.52.11.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Belle Township →

Next door

Belle Township and its neighbors

Belle Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Belle Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fountain Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosette Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pembrook Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in Belle Township

Is there public land near Belle Township?

4,400 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belle Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Belle 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 →