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Bald Eagle State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
9,189 acres32.7 mi of trail
Lower Shade Tram TrailOHM trailLittle Mountain TrailShawyerville TrailHigh Top Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Spring
Spring, PA parks, trails & bike paths
About 43% of Spring is conserved land, roughly 10,272 acres. There are about 40 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bald Eagle State Forest (32.7 mi) and Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area (3.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Spring, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Spring outdoors
Conserved land
43%
10,272 of 23,810 acres
Trails
40 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 36 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
6,636 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.
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Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
533 acres3.2 mi of trail
Swift Run TrailThick Mountain TrailTower Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Spring
Hightop2,093 ft elevation · In Bald Eagle State Forest
Pine Ridge1,982 ft elevation · In Bald Eagle State Forest
Short Knob1,870 ft elevation · In Bald Eagle State Forest
Grass Mountain1,795 ft elevation · In Bald Eagle State Forest
Short Mountain1,696 ft elevation · In Bald Eagle State Forest
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 9.0 miHorses 19.3 miUnpaved 8.3 mi
Showing 1–10 of 21 trails
- Lower Shade Tram Trail2.7 mi
- OHM trail2.6 mi
- Little Mountain Trail2.5 mi
- Shawyerville Trail2.0 mi
- High Top Trail1.7 mi
- Swift Run Trail1.7 mi
- Cold Spring Trail1.6 mi
- Thick Mountain Trail1.5 mi
- Tram Trail1.5 mi
- Diamond Trail1.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
10,272 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 360 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. 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
- Equestrian1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Spring
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 8,655 acAgricultural Easement 1,354 acLocal Park 837 acState Conservation Area 533 acLocal Recreation Area 8 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 8,655 | Open |
| Faylor LakeLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 834 | Open |
| Snyder Middleswarth Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 533 | Open |
| Beaver Township Open SpaceLocal Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Closed |
| Elm Street ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Railroad Street1871
Adamsburg CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Spring and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 43.1% | 39.7 mi | 2 |
| Adams | 37.6% | 22.3 mi | 2 |
| West Beaver | 31.7% | 20.5 mi | 3 |
| West Perry | 30.8% | 19.6 mi | 2 |
| Beaver | 34.1% | 5.7 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Spring'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 27.3-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.