1
Rodale Nature Area
Park
18 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Emmaus
Emmaus, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.2% of Emmaus is conserved land, roughly 171 acres. There are about 3.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rodale Nature Area (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Emmaus, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Emmaus outdoors
Conserved land
9.2%
171 of 1,844 acres
Trails
3.2 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
14 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
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.
2
Klines Lane Open Space
Nature preserve
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
South Mountain Gateway TrailHomestead Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
South Mountain Preserve
Nature preserve
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Orange (Alpine Street)South Mountain Gateway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Emmaus Community Park
Park
35 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Rodale Nature Area18 acres · 1 mi of trail
Klines Lane Open Space15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
South Mountain Preserve12 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Emmaus Community Park35 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Homestead Park7 acres · Emmaus
Cintas Fields7 acres · Emmaus
Williams Street Recreational Area7 acres
Boroline Park6 acres · Emmaus
South Fourth Street Ballfields5 acres · Emmaus
Furnace Dam Park4 acres · Emmaus Optimist Club
Who protects the land
171 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 21 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
- Basketball10
- Baseball10
- Tennis8
- Soccer3
- Football2
- Volleyball1
- Field hockey1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Emmaus and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmaus | 9.2% | 3.2 mi | 13 |
| Upper Milford | 13.8% | 3.6 mi | 5 |
| Lower Macungie | 15% | 9.8 mi | 34 |
| Salisbury | 20.2% | 33.8 mi | 18 |
| Allentown | 13.1% | 17.4 mi | 37 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Emmaus'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 20-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.