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Whetzel Preserve
Managed by Allegheny Land Trust
188 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Forward
Forward, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 19% of Forward is conserved land, roughly 2,429 acres. Forward has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Forward, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Forward outdoors
Conserved land
19%
2,429 of 12,648 acres
Trails
0.4 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
807 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
Gallatin/Sunnyside Riverfront Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Public pools in Forward
avas swimming pool
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,429 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,206 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 81 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
- Golf9
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Forward
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Agricultural Easement 8,664 acPrivate Conservation 383 acLocal Park 21 acLocal Recreation Area 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whetzel PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 383 | Open |
| Gallatin Community ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 9 | Access unknown |
| Gallatin Sunnyside Riverfront ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Bunola BallfieldLocal Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Longvue ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Taylor CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Forward and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19.2% | 0.4 mi | 2 |
| Elizabeth | 12.7% | 21.0 mi | 3 |
| Elizabeth | 2% | 0.0 mi | 2 |
| Union | 0.2% | 5.5 mi | 2 |
| Monongahela | 2% | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| Carroll | 0.8% | 1.5 mi | 1 |
| Jefferson Hills | 4.9% | 4.9 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Forward'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.