Beaver Trail Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Glasgow
Glasgow has 5.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
2% of Glasgow’s land is conserved, about 165 acres. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 178 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #63 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
165 acres · of 16.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
178 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Glasgow?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Glasgow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glasgow is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #63 of 142 in Kentucky. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Glasgow’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (178 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home49% of residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 41%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 56%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Glasgow’s 2% is ahead of 50% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Weldon Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
American Legion Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Gorin Park27 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLuska J. Twyman Memorial Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Beaver Trail Park28 acres
Weldon Park19 acres
American Legion Park11 acres
Who protects it
165 conserved acres
2% of Glasgow’s land. Who manages Glasgow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city153 ac
County11 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Army Corps of Engineers2 ac
Local Park · 164 acState Conservation Area · 2 acRecreation Management Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Gorin Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Weldon Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| American Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Barren County Little League Football Field Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Liberty Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Twyman Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Barren River Lake Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
| Barren River Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Glasgow
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Glasgow
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Trajan Trail multi-use0.4 mi
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
21Baseball
16Tennis
6Football
4Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →15 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Fort WilliamsSite · listed 1975
About itFirst National BankBuilding · listed 1983
About itFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1983
About itMorris BuildingBuilding · listed 1983
About itThird National BankBuilding · listed 1983
About itU.S. Post Office/Board of Education BuildingBuilding · listed 1983
About itJohn Mayfield HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itNorth Race Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itSouthwest Glasgow Residential DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itGullian Gerig's MillBuilding · listed 1987
About itGlasgow Central Business DistrictDistrict · listed 1993
About itConfederate Monument in GlasgowObject · listed 1997
About it3 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Glasgow: April and 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
August is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Glasgow →
Questions about parks and trails in Glasgow
Where can I hike in Glasgow?
The longest trail networks: Gorin Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Glasgow is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kentucky town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Glasgow’s trails?
Beaver Trail Park and Gorin Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Glasgow?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Glasgow?
9,714 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glasgow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 178 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Glasgow have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #63 of 142 in Kentucky. 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 Glasgow 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 →