Irwin Park
Park
24 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Publichall · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Edinburgh
Edinburgh has 5.7 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
75% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Edinburgh’s land is conserved, about 42 acres. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 9.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #101 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
42 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.7 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Edinburgh?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Edinburgh have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edinburgh is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #101 of 593 in Indiana. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Edinburgh’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land9.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (43 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home75% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 83%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Edinburgh’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 99% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Irwin Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
42 conserved acres
2% of Edinburgh’s land. Who manages Edinburgh’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city42 ac
Local Park · 25 acLocal Recreation Area · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Edinburgh Parks & Rec Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Edinburgh
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Edinburgh
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Edinburgh
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
6Tennis
2Basketball
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Edinburgh
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Edinburgh →
Questions about parks and trails in Edinburgh
Where can I hike in Edinburgh?
The longest trail networks: Irwin Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Edinburgh is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Edinburgh’s trails?
Irwin Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Edinburgh?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Edinburgh?
2,434 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edinburgh or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edinburgh have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #101 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Edinburgh 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 →