Photo: Kevin C Magee 101234 · CC BY-SA 4.0Loxley has 51 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Loxley Municipal Park (0.5 mi). 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 9.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #45 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Loxley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Loxley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Loxley is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #45 of 187 in Alabama. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Loxley’s under 1% is ahead of 20% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Loxley Municipal Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
54 conserved acres
under 1% of Loxley’s land. Who manages Loxley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loxley Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 15 | Open |
| Cedat Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Loxley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 2 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Loxley: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (4.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Loxley →
Loxley and its neighbors
Loxley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loxley | under 1% | 1.6 | 9 | 38% | C+ |
| Spanish Fort | 6% | 0.8 | 34 | 26% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Loxley
Where can I hike in Loxley?
The longest trail networks: Loxley Municipal Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Loxley is conserved land?
under 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 Loxley’s trails?
Loxley Municipal Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Loxley?
2,369 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Loxley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Loxley have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #45 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 Loxley 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 →