Outdoors · Chapman

Chapman, PA parks, trails & bike paths

About 79% of Chapman is conserved land, roughly 50,908 acres. There are about 139 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sproul State Forest (114.5 mi), Susquehannock State Forest (13 mi), and Bucktail State Park Natural Area (4.5 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Chapman, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Chapman outdoors

Conserved land
79%
50,908 of 64,267 acres
Trails
139 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 136 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
48,117 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths

Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Parks & preserves with trails

Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1

Sproul State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
45,895 acres114.5 mi of trail
Donut Hole TrailThree Ridge TrailLaurelly Fork TrailBenson TrailBull Run Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot Website
2

Susquehannock State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
3,248 acres13 mi of trail
Susquehannock TrailDonut Hole TrailLebo TrailLecox Ridge TrailFork Hill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Website
3

Bucktail State Park Natural Area

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
1,932 acres4.5 mi of trail
Humble Hill TrailHyner View TrailCliffhanger TrailHuff Run TrailLittle McCloskey Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4

Tiadaghton State Forest

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
1,069 acres1.8 mi of trail
Baldwin Point TrailBlack Forest TrailGame Refuge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet Website
5

Hyner Run State Park

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
173 acres1.2 mi of trail
Jack Paulhamus / GARBY Trail (Donut Hole Trail)Donut Hole Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot Website
6

Hyner View State Park

Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
48 acres1 mi of trail
Hyner View TrailLigenza TrailHumble Hill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot Website
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Chapman
North Bend Boat Launch
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Open to bikes 68.8 miHorses 76.9 miUnpaved 41.0 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
  • Donut Hole Trail7.1 mi
  • Susquehannock Trail5.0 mi
  • Three Ridge Trail3.9 mi
  • Laurelly Fork Trail3.5 mi
  • Benson Trail3.5 mi
  • Jack Paulhamus / GARBY Trail (Donut Hole Trail)3.5 mi
  • Bull Run Trail3.2 mi
  • Dug Road Trail3.1 mi
  • Mudlick Trail2.9 mi
  • Beechwood Trail2.8 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

50,908 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources
50,642 ac
State parks
2,175 ac
State fish & wildlife
36 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government
4 ac
Not recorded
4,199 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Tennis4
  • Softball2
  • Football1
  • Baseball1
  • Basketball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Chapman

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 50,641 acState Park 4,116 acState Conservation Area 2,258 acState Other or Unknown 36 acLocal Park 4 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Sproul State ForestState Resource Management AreaState natural resources44,113Open
Bucktail State ParkState ParkState parks3,883Open
Susquehannock State ForestState Resource Management AreaState natural resources3,268Open
Bucktail State Park Natural AreaState Conservation AreaState natural resources2,258Open
Sproul State Forest - Bucktail State Park Natural AreaState Resource Management AreaNot recorded2,190Open
Tiadaghton State ForestState Resource Management AreaState natural resources1,070Open
Hyner Run State ParkState ParkState parks185Open
Hyner View State ParkState ParkState parks48Open
Young Womans CreekState Other or UnknownState fish & wildlife28Open
North Bend AccessState Other or UnknownState fish & wildlife6Open
History

Historic places to visit

C.C.C. Workers MonumentIn Hyner View State Park · Monument
Keller and Darby MemorialIn Keller and Darby Memorial Park · War memorial
PA Fire Wardens MonumentIn Hyner View State Park · Monument
Fairview CemeteryCemetery
North Bend CemeteryCemetery
Saint Josephs CemeteryCemetery
Youngwomanstown CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Chapman and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Chapman79.2%139.4 mi7
Renovo1.8%0.0 mi4
Leidy76.3%151.3 mi7
Noyes89.9%107.8 mi5
Stewardson96.9%122.6 mi6
McHenry84.4%62.8 mi7
Grugan81.7%124.9 mi3
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Chapman's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.

Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.

How we measure"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 38.2-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.

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