West Blocton Coke Ovens Park
Park
27 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Blocton Italian Catholic Cemetery · Photo: WillyT006 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in West Blocton
West Blocton has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
10% of West Blocton’s land is conserved, about 305 acres. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
305 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.9 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is West Blocton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Blocton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Blocton is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Blocton’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home20% 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 72%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so West Blocton’s 10% is ahead of 94% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is West Blocton Coke Ovens Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
West Blocton Ball Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
305 conserved acres
10% of West Blocton’s land. Who manages West Blocton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources305 ac
Private Conservation · 305 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| William R. Ireland, Sr. - Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area Private Conservation | State natural resources | 305 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in West Blocton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Blocton
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
6Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Blocton Italian Catholic CemeterySite · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in West Blocton: 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 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Blocton →
Questions about parks and trails in West Blocton
Where can I hike in West Blocton?
The longest trail networks: West Blocton Coke Ovens Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Blocton is conserved land?
10% 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 West Blocton’s trails?
West Blocton Coke Ovens Park and William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Blocton?
4,021 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Blocton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Blocton have?
Ahead of 72% 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 West Blocton 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 →