Cline Park
Park
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Waleska
29% of Waleska’s land is conserved: 319 acres
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 48 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Waleska, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
319 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Waleska?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waleska have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waleska is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Waleska’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Waleska’s 29% is ahead of 99% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Cline Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Waleska Park
Managed by Cherokee Recreation and Parks
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
319 conserved acres
29% of Waleska’s land. Who manages Waleska’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners571 ac
County34 ac
Private Park · 286 acUnknown Easement · 285 acLocal Park · 34 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhardt College Private Park | Private owners | 286 | Closed |
| Cline Park Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Waleska Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Waleska
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Waleska
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Lou Reeta Barton Northcutt Walking Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
3Softball
2Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Waleska: April to June
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) | 51 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 73 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Waleska →
Questions about parks and trails in Waleska
Where can I hike in Waleska?
The longest trail networks: Cline Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Waleska is conserved land?
29% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Waleska’s trails?
Cline Park and Waleska Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Waleska?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Waleska?
23,851 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waleska or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Waleska have?
Ahead of 94% 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 Waleska 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 →