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Outdoors in Glen Wilton

Few parks or trails are on the map in Glen Wilton

3% of Glen Wilton’s land is conserved, about 9 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Glen Wilton, 1.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
9 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

3% of Glen Wilton’s land. Who manages Glen Wilton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service9 ac
National Forest · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
George Washington National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service9Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Callie FurnaceStructure · listed 1974
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Glen Wilton: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)454957697784878579695748
Rain (in)3.12.73.63.74.44.44.03.53.72.82.93.4

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Glen Wilton →

Questions about parks and trails in Glen Wilton

Is there public land near Glen Wilton?

61,311 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glen Wilton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glen Wilton 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 →