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PAPennsylvania rankings

Towns with the most trails in Pennsylvania

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 45 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Philipsburg 1 Philipsburg 2.6 mi / sq mi Trail miles 2.9 mi Map of Hollidaysburg 2 Hollidaysburg 2.0 mi / sq mi Trail miles 4.7 mi 3 Quincy Franklin County 2.0 mi / sq mi Trail miles 90.3 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Philipsburg Philipsburg2,748 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 2
2 Map of Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg5,558 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 4
3 QuincyFranklin County · 5,312 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 90.3 mi 4
4 Map of Palmerton Palmerton5,622 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 2
5 Philadelphia Philadelphia1,579,706 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 234.4 mi 332
6 Ambler Ambler6,847 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 5
7 Map of Spring Garden Spring GardenYork County · 13,631 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 9.8 mi 5
8 New Britain New Britain2,821 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 2
9 Map of North Versailles North VersaillesAllegheny County · 9,845 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 10.4 mi 2
10 Girard Girard2,962 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 2
11 Upper Merion Upper MerionMontgomery County · 34,977 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 21.2 mi 17
12 Upper DublinMontgomery County · 27,122 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 16.1 mi 18
13 Upper Moreland Upper MorelandMontgomery County · 26,131 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 9.1 mi 12
14 Spring Brook Spring BrookLackawanna County · 2,770 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 40.3 mi 2
15 Middletown MiddletownBucks County · 45,861 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 20.9 mi 12
16 East Norriton East NorritonMontgomery County · 14,106 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 4
17 Smithfield SmithfieldMonroe County · 7,953 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 24.6 mi 7
18 Lower Moreland Lower MorelandMontgomery County · 14,070 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 7
19 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock3,495 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
20 Swoyersville Swoyersville5,048 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 3
21 Lower AllenCumberland County · 20,577 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 7.8 mi 17
22 ScottLackawanna County · 4,642 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 19.9 mi 2
23 JeffersonLackawanna County · 3,828 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 23.3 mi 3
24 Bristol BristolBucks County · 54,173 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.3 mi 5
25 Warrington WarringtonBucks County · 25,972 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.7 mi 11
26 East Cocalico East CocalicoLancaster County · 10,949 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 11.4 mi 6
27 Lower Chanceford Lower ChancefordYork County · 3,075 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 22.7 mi 7
28 Doylestown DoylestownBucks County · 18,008 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 8.1 mi 11
29 Lehman LehmanPike County · 11,105 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 24.4 mi 4
30 Upper PaxtonDauphin County · 4,026 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 15.0 mi 4
31 Map of West Brandywine West BrandywineChester County · 7,669 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 3
32 ConestogaLancaster County · 3,908 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 5
33 Earl EarlLancaster County · 7,163 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 7.7 mi 3
34 PlumsteadBucks County · 14,154 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 8.1 mi 9
35 Map of Carroll Valley Carroll Valley3,992 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 1
36 East LampeterLancaster County · 17,958 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 4
37 East Pikeland East PikelandChester County · 8,519 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 1
38 Jackson JacksonYork County · 8,955 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 1
39 Upper Milford Upper MilfordLehigh County · 8,057 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 5
40 East DonegalLancaster County · 8,689 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 8
41 Springfield SpringfieldErie County · 3,049 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.9 mi 5
42 Map of Oxford OxfordAdams County · 5,985 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 0
43 South Franklin South FranklinWashington County · 2,850 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 2
44 Mount Pleasant Mount PleasantWashington County · 3,322 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 2
45 Conneaut ConneautErie County · 4,072 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 1

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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