Photo: DwayneP · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Coaling
The biggest trail networks: Coaling Park (0.8 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Coaling, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Coaling have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coaling is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Coaling’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Coaling Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
24 conserved acres
1% of Coaling’s land. Who manages Coaling’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaling Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Coaling: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coaling →
Questions about parks and trails in Coaling
Where can I hike in Coaling?
The longest trail networks: Coaling Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coaling is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Alabama town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Coaling’s trails?
Coaling Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Coaling?
10,496 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coaling or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Coaling have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Coaling neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →