C.W. Day Hanceville Park & Recreation
Park
26 acres0.9 mi of trail
C.W. Day Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Hanceville
Few parks or trails are on the map in Hanceville
The biggest trail networks: C.W. Day Hanceville Park & Recreation (0.9 mi). 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Hanceville, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #70 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
22 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hanceville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanceville is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #70 of 187 in Alabama. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hanceville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home41% of residents within a half mile of a park · AL 36% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 63%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hanceville’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is C.W. Day Hanceville Park & Recreation, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
1% of Hanceville’s land. Who manages Hanceville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city22 ac
Local Park · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cw Day Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hanceville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Hanceville
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
C.W. Day Park Trail0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Tennis
8Baseball
4Tracks
2Soccer
1Softball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Hanceville
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hanceville →
Next door
Hanceville and its neighbors
Hanceville has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanceville | 1% | 0.2 | 12 | 41% | C |
| Garden City | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hanceville
Where can I hike in Hanceville?
The longest trail networks: C.W. Day Hanceville Park & Recreation, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hanceville 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 Hanceville’s trails?
C.W. Day Hanceville Park & Recreation doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hanceville?
1,392 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanceville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hanceville have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 of 187 in Alabama. 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 Hanceville neighbors.
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Sources
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 →